Beethovenhalle, Concert hall in Bonn, Germany.

The Beethovenhalle is a concert hall on the Rhine in northern Bonn, built from 1956 to 1959 to designs by Siegfried Wolske. Its Great Hall is covered by a wide green dome visible across the city, and the building stands on the remains of a bastion of the baroque town fortification. The rectangular site runs from Welschnonnenstrasse to the riverbank, with a car park and a green area by Heinrich Raderschall whose trees partly date from the 19th century.

The current building opened in 1959 and is already the third version of the hall, as previous versions from 1845 and 1870 were destroyed during World War II. Postwar reconstruction allowed for a concert hall with more modern design and improved technical facilities.

The hall is home to the Beethoven Orchester Bonn, and the opening and closing concerts of the Beethovenfest take place in its Great Hall. Outside the concert season it hosts carnival sessions, exhibitions, congresses and, since the federal era, party conventions such as AnimagiC.

The main hall accommodates around 1,400 visitors and features a large stage of approximately 280 square meters (3,000 sq ft). The grounds extend to the Rhine River, allowing visitors time to walk around before or after an event.

The building was designed with generous green spaces directly along the riverbank, including trees planted by a renowned landscape architect during its construction. This park-like setting offers a rare quiet retreat near a major concert venue.