Imperial Crown (Naumburg)
The imperial crown in Naumburg (Saale) is a former hotel and theater belonging to the city of Naumburg, which is unused and is a listed building.
history
The imperial crown was built from 1881 on the property of the former Zum Blaue Stern inn in Naumburg as a hotel and theater for Countess Ida von Hoffmannsegg. The building got its name from the square in front of it, which was called Reichskrone at the time, then later to Bismarckplatz, Platz der Einheit, from 1991 to 2019 Theaterplatz and since then Curt-Becker-Platz. The imperial crown was ceremoniously opened in 1883 and with the death of Countess von Hoffmannsegg became the property of the city of Naumburg as a testamentary legacy . For Naumburg, the history of the property has been a multi-faceted reflection of German history at the local level of the city.
In 1897, Naumburg's first public performance with a cinematograph took place here - moving images from a trip to Russia were shown - and in 1924 the Reichskronen light shows were set up in the hall. In 1918 the imperial crown became the scene of the November Revolution . The Naumburg Workers 'and Soldiers' Council was constituted here on November 10th . On November 13th there was a public assembly and on November 23rd there was a public assembly. Then the first civil party was founded, on December 2nd the local branch of the German National People's Party and a little later on December 18th, 1918 that of the German Democratic Party . On March 14, 1920, the Naumburg resistance against the Kapp Putsch was formed in the Reich crown , where the action alliance elected its representatives who had to coordinate the strike measures. The transition from the Weimar Republic to National Socialism also took place in front of and in the Imperial Crown, which was later used by the National Socialists as a commandant's office. For example, Reich Youth Leader Baldur von Schirach gave a speech to the Reich crown on March 17, 1936.
In the post-war period in Germany , the old theater in the building now known as the “House of the People” was also used by the district leadership of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany , and so the “conquest of the imperial crown” by the GDR citizens' movement in 1990 again became an important milestone in the implementation German history in Naumburg. After the German reunification , the Reich crown was used as an office building for companies and institutions as well as parties for a few years. Since it was abandoned, the imperial crown has stood empty and is increasingly exposed to structural decay. The great hall had been closed since 1986 because it was dilapidated. Since 2008 there have been plans to restore the Reichskrone as an event center for the region. The house has been for sale ever since. In 2019 the roof was repaired and partially renewed to prevent further damage to the building. In the great hall of the imperial crown, a colossal ceiling painting in the style of historicism has been preserved under the simple ceiling that was later suspended .
Web links
- Imperial Crown Naumburg - naumburg-geschichte.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chronicle Naumburg 1918–1945 . naumburg1933.de. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ↑ The theater planned by Countess Ida von Hoffmannsegg was opened in 1883. In: naumburger-tageblatt.de. August 1, 2019, accessed September 6, 2019 .
- ↑ Helga Heilig: New plans for the Imperial Crown ( memento from September 6, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) In: Naumburger Tageblatt , September 24, 2008.
- ↑ First-class hotel in the historic theater In: invest-in-sachsen-anhalt.de , September 29, 2010, accessed on September 6, 2019.
- ^ Albrecht Günther: Imperial Crown in Naumburg: A treasure that once shone. In: mz-web.de. August 1, 2019, accessed September 6, 2019 .
Coordinates: 51 ° 9 ′ 7.8 " N , 11 ° 48 ′ 53.8" E