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Opera house · Vienna, Austria
Vienna State Opera
- Dated
- Dated 1861–69
- Declared purpose
- Court opera
- Today
- Survives, rebuilt after 1945
- Build time
- About 8 years
- Region
- Europe
- Architect of record
- August Sicard von Sicardsburg, architect: about 48 when credited (1861, born 1813). Build time on record: about 8 years.; Eduard van der Nüll, architect: about 49 when credited (1861, born 1812). Build time on record: about 8 years.All architects of record →
- On the list as
- Documented
Hidden history
Found, Not Built
A Neo-Renaissance opera house whose architects both died before it opened. It burned after bombing in 1945 and was rebuilt.
Two deaths
Van der Nüll took his life and Sicardsburg died months later, before the opening.
Burned in 1945
Bombing set it on fire in 1945.
Questions worth asking
- What survived the 1945 fire?
Possible original uses
- Opera house
What the photos show
Sources
Further viewing
Episodes from My Lunch Break (Michael Kruse), the main lens for this app. They open on YouTube.
