Janáček Theater
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The Janáček Theater ( Janáčkovo divadlo ) in Brno is a house mainly dedicated to opera and ballet, named after the composer Leoš Janáček , which opened in 1965.
The building of the theater was the product of a lengthy decision-making process that had lasted since 1881. Between 1913 and 1956 there were seven architectural competitions with a total of around 150 participants. The range of designs ranged from the - initially preferred - historicist variants to projects in the spirit of minimalist modernism, functionalism and organic architecture. Numerous well-known Czech architects were involved, including Jan Kotěra , Bohuslav Fuchs and Jan Víšek .
The end product is an opera theater in the functionalist-classical style. It has 1,383 seats and is designed as a representative box theater. The well-known Café Zeman by Bohuslav Fuchs had to give way to the new theater building, but was reconstructed at a nearby location in the mid-1990s. The former German city theater of Brno, previously known as the Janáček Theater, was renamed the Mahen Theater in 1965 .
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Coordinates: 49 ° 11 '53 " N , 16 ° 36' 39" E