King's Theater (Glasgow)
The King's Theater is a former theater in the Scottish city of Glasgow . In 1970 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
The King's Theater was built to a design by Frank Matcham . The stucco work was done by McGilvray & Ferris . The total cost was £ 50,000. The opening took place on September 12, 1904. In 1914 the ceiling was redesigned by William Beattie-Brown . Twelve years later the building was redesigned. In 1961 the theater was restored and in 1984 an office building was added. The owners Howard & Wyndham sold the King's Theater to the City of Glasgow in 1967. In 2008 the interior was restored to its original state.
Howard & Wyndham had the theater built to complement their Theater Royal . It focuses on dance performances, musicals as well as comedic and acrobatic performances. When Glasgow was European Capital of Culture in 1980 , the opening event took place at the King's Theater.
description
The neo-baroque building stands at the intersection of Bath Street and Elmbank Street, west of Glasgow city center. Its masonry is made of polished red sandstone . The north-facing main facade along Bath Street is seven axes wide. The two entrance portals are set deep into round-arched openings with glazed tympana . Broad rusticated pilasters flank the portals. The triple arched windows above emerge in a flat arch from the facade. They are decorated with pilasters and a final stone balustrade . The three-axis building edge is rounded and closes with a curved hood. The facade along Elmbank Street is asymmetrical. It is designed with two arched recesses and a final gable.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on scottisharchitects.org.uk
- ↑ a b Network presence of the theater
Web links
- Network presence of the theater
- Entry on King's Theater in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 51 ′ 54 ″ N , 4 ° 16 ′ 7 ″ W.