Anhaltisches Theater

Anhaltisches Theater Dessau is a theatre in Dessau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, which was called Landestheater Dessau until 1984. It is Mehrspartentheater offering drama, musical theatre, ballets, concerts of the Anhaltische Philharmonie orchestra, and puppetry.

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Type: Theater building
Description: theater and opera house in Dessau, Germany
Address: Friedensplatz 1a, Dessau-Roßlau, 06844
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Friedensplatz and Dessau Hauptbahnhof.

Friedensplatz

Park

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Friedensplatz is a park, which is situated 150 metres northeast of Anhaltisches Theater.

Dessau Hauptbahnhof

Railway station

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Dessau Hauptbahnhof is the main passenger station in the city of Dessau-Roßlau in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Dessau Hauptbahnhof is situated 380 metres north of Anhaltisches Theater.

Bauhaus Museum Dessau

Museum

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The Bauhaus Museum Dessau is a museum dedicated to the Bauhaus design movement located in Dessau, Germany. The museum's collection of 49,000 is the second-largest collection of Bauhaus-related objects in the world. Bauhaus Museum Dessau is situated 450 metres southeast of Anhaltisches Theater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dessau and Bauhaus Dessau.

Dessau

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Dessau, now Dessau-Roßlau, has a population of 68,000 and is the third largest city in the Saxony-Anhalt region of Germany. Dessau is historically the capital of the Principality of Anhalt.

Bauhaus Dessau

Neighborhood

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Bauhaus Dessau, also Bauhaus-Building Dessau, is a building-complex in Dessau-Roßlau. It is considered the pinnacle of pre-war modern design in Europe and originated out of the dissolution of the Weimar School and the move by local politicians to reconcile the city's industrial character with its cultural past. Bauhaus Dessau is situated 3½ km south of Anhaltisches Theater.