Friedrichstadt-Palast, Cultural heritage theatre in Berlin-Mitte, Germany.
Friedrichstadt-Palast is a theatre building in Berlin-Mitte with 1,895 seats and a stage covering 2,854 square meters (30,710 square feet). The structure includes several floors with foyers, dressing rooms, and technical spaces for large productions.
The original structure opened in 1867 as a market hall, later became a circus venue, and in 1919 turned into the Großes Schauspielhaus under director Max Reinhardt. The current building replaced a postwar predecessor in 1984 and was designed by architects from East Germany.
The name comes from the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Stadt quarter, not the Friedrichstadt district. The resident Friedrichstadt-Palast Ballet numbers 60 dancers and forms a kickline of up to 32, one of the longest in the world. The three reliefs on the south facade by sculptor Emilia N. Bayer depict the house's past as circus, playhouse and variety stage.
The box office opens daily from 13:00 to 18:30 and sells tickets for evening shows. The entire building offers wheelchair access and provides seating for wheelchair users in different sections of the auditorium.
The stage's extendable water basin holds 140 cubic metres, not the 180,000 litres sometimes quoted. An ice surface can replace it for winter shows. The hall seats 1,895 people, and the ballet of 60 dancers can form a 32-dancer kickline.
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