Admiralspalast, Theatre hall in Mitte, Germany

The Admiralspalast is a performance venue on Friedrichstraße with a main auditorium seating 1,700 people and architectural elements from the 1920s. The facade from this period shows geometric ornaments, and inside there are different stage shows ranging from concerts to theatrical performances.

The site housed public baths starting in 1873, which were converted into an entertainment complex in 1911 with a theater stage, ice rink, and bowling alleys. During the 1920s the building became a variety theater and changed names several times after World War II before undergoing major renovation in the 2000s.

The name comes from the Admiralsgartenbad, a brine bath opened in 1873 after a salt spring was found during building work on Friedrichstraße. The bath's richly decorated rooms were adorned with mosaic pictures and Karlsruhe majolica sculptures. From 1923 the operetta director Herman Haller staged his revues here, opening with Walter Kollo's Drunter und drüber.

The theater sits at Friedrichstraße 101, just a few minutes' walk from several subway and commuter train stations. Access to the main auditorium involves stairs, so accessibility is limited and should be checked in advance.

In 1941 a "Führerloge" was built into the centre of the first tier on official orders; it was removed after the war. The auditorium itself dates from Paul Baumgarten's 1939 neoclassical redesign, which replaced the earlier expressionist interior and survives today.