Revolving grandstand

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A revolving grandstand is a revolving audience platform with rows of seats, which is particularly used by open-air theaters to integrate a natural landscape into the staging. The first rotating auditorium in Europe was built in 1958 in the Czech Republic .

The revolving stage , in which the circular surface of the stage floor rotates, is to be distinguished from the revolving grandstand.

Examples of revolving grandstands

The following list is broken down by country and sorted by year of construction.

Czech Republic

  • 1958 in Český Krumlov : In the garden of the Český Krumlov Castle , a rotating wooden grandstand for 60 spectators was built in 1958 as part of the South Bohemian Theater Festival. In 1959 it was replaced by a wooden grandstand for 400 spectators, which required 40 people to maneuver. In 1960 an electric motor-operated grandstand for 550 spectators followed. In 1994, the 650-tonne rotating steel grandstand was finally built for 644 spectators, which is always played in summer.
  • 1983 in Týn nad Vltavou : The second revolving grandstand in the Czech Republic is located 50 km downstream from Český Krumlov on the site of the bishop's castle , which was destroyed by fire in 1645, was built in 1983 to mark the 100th anniversary of the opening of the National Theater in Prague and is used every year by amateur actors.

Finland

  • 1959 in Tampere : The rotating grandstand in Pyynikki Park holds 800 spectators.
  • 1959 in Kuggom: used by Luren's summer theater .
  • 1966 in Närpes : Theater Närpiön.
  • 1995 in Turku : Samppalinnan Summer Theater.

Ireland

  • 1992 in Tramore : the revolving grandstand was the main attraction of the amusement park Celtworld, which was closed again in 1995 due to economic problems

  • Revolving grandstand in Krumlov

  • Revolving grandstand in Týn nad Vltavou

  • Revolving grandstand in Tampere

Web links

Commons : Revolving grandstand  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Homepage of the open-air theater with a rotating auditorium in Krumau, Czech Republic
  2. ^ Homepage of the theater company Divadelní spolek Vltavan in Týn nad Vltavou, Czech Republic
  3. ↑ Homepage of the Pyynikki Summer Theater in Tampere, Finland
  4. ↑ Homepage of the Luren Summer Theater in Kuggom, Finland
  5. ↑ homepage Närpiön Teatteri in Närpes, Finland
  6. ^ Homepage of the summer theater Samppalinnan in Turku, Finland