Holstentorhalle, Cultural heritage monument in Lübeck, Germany.
The Holstentorhalle is a former trade and exhibition hall in red brick Expressionist style, built by Oberbaurat Friedrich Wilhelm Virck with a pointed-arch roof carried by timber trusses. Since 2007 its interior, rebuilt under architect Kuno Dannien, holds two floors of rehearsal and choir rooms, a music studio and lecture halls for the Musikhochschule Lübeck; the roof structure remains visible. A footbridge links it to the conservatory across the Trave.
In 1913 senator Emil Possehl donated 800,000 marks for a people's house near the Holstentor; the First World War delayed construction. Architect Friedrich Wilhelm Virck designed the brick hall with a pointed-arch wooden roof, opened in September 1926 as the 700-Year Hall for Lübeck's imperial freedom anniversary. Ernst Thälmann spoke here in 1929, and Willy Brandt, then Herbert Frahm, took part in an anti-fascist rally in 1933. After 1945 sports clubs used it, and in 1990 it was listed as a monument.
The name Holstentorhalle refers to the nearby Holstentor; the building opened in September 1926 as the 700-Jahr-Halle for Lübeck's 700th anniversary of imperial freedom, with a trade and crafts fair. In 1929 Ernst Thälmann spoke here, and in 1933 Willy Brandt, then Herbert Frahm, took part in an anti-fascist event. Today it belongs to the city while the fittings belong to Schleswig-Holstein.
The hall is not open to visitors: since 28 April 2007 it has served the Musikhochschule Lübeck as a practice and teaching building. It stands next to the Holstentor and the salt warehouses, and a footbridge completed in spring 2007, popularly called the Professorenbrücke, links it to the university's main complex across the Trave. The exterior and the brick hall with its pointed-arch roof can be seen from the street.
The hall is linked to the Musikhochschule's main building across the Trave by a footbridge finished in spring 2007, popularly called the Professorenbrücke (professors' bridge). The city of Lübeck owns the hall, while the state of Schleswig-Holstein owns the interior fittings.
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