Hotel de Musique
The Hôtel de Musique is a society building on Theaterplatz in Bern .
history
The society house was built by Niklaus Sprüngli for the Grande Société (Bern) on behalf of a joint-stock company founded especially for this purpose in 1766 . The Hôtel de Musique in Bern , which still exists today, is one of the oldest in Switzerland. Until 1798 the building was only allowed to be used for balls and celebrations , but not as a theater , despite the built-in stage . The theater hall was expanded between 1836 and 1838. Between 1862 and 1903 the Hôtel de Musique was builtused as a city theater. The first meeting of the Federal Assembly took place in the theater of the Hôtel de Musique on November 6, 1848 .
In 1904 and 1905 the building was renovated. The outside stairs and the proportions of the ground floor were destroyed. The theater hall disappeared entirely.
The purpose of the Aktiengesellschaft des Hôtel de Musique in Bern, registered in the commercial register, is:
«Maintenance and management of the company building at Theaterplatz 7 / Hotelgasse 10, in Bern, known as the Hôtel de Musique, as well as any other properties; In addition to preserving the architecturally valuable substance of the Hôtel de Musique, the traditional and cultural use of the Hôtel de Musique as a social center and restaurant. "
The Hôtel de Musique also serves as the registered office for the Swiss commander of the Order of St. John .
literature
- Georg von Erlach et al. (Ed.): Hôtel de Musique and Grande Société in Bern 1759–2009. Bern 2009. (Contents)
- Georg Krneta: When shareholders were still adventurers. Bern 2010.
- Dieter Schnell: Niklaus Sprüngli 1725–1802. Building for the city and republic of Bern. Bern / Langnau / Murten 1999, (also under the title Niklaus Sprüngli: (1725–1802): “Master builder of Ihro Graces and glories of Bern”. Dissertation at the University of Bern, Bern 1996) ISBN 3-85654-819-X .
- Dieter Schnell: The Hôtel de Musique and its architect Niklaus Sprüngli (1725–1802). In: Hôtel de Musique and Grande Société in Bern 1759–2009. Bern 2009, pp. 97–114.
- Ludwig Samuel von Tscharner: La Grande Société de Berne 1759–1909. Notice commémorative à l'occasion du cent cinquantième anniversaire de sa fondation. Bern 1909.
See also
Web links
- The company archive of the Hôtel de Musique in the catalog of the Bern Burger Library
- List of performances at the Hôtel de Musique, 1766–1905
Individual evidence
- ↑ von Erlach 2009, p. 235.
- ^ Historical-topographical lexicon of the city of Bern, Berchtold Weber, 1976
- ^ Entry of the stock corporation des Hôtel de Musique in Bern in the commercial register of the Canton of Bern
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated August 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
