Theater
Théâtre Municipal de Colmar
Neoclassical theatre with Italian galleries, born of decades of arguing over where to build it.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Théâtre Municipal de Colmar traces the nearly thirty years of civic argument that preceded its opening in eighteen forty-nine, when the city debated tearing down a medieval landmark just to make room for a stage. You will hear the competing proposals, the architect who finally built it, and what became of Colmar's cramped older theatre nearby. Listen for the medieval building a few streets away that this whole quarrel was really about.
This audio guide was created using AI.