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Gewandhaus




The Gewandhaus ("cloth house") is a famed Concert Hall in Leipzig , Germany . Today's hall is the third in succession; like the second it is noted for its excellent acoustics.

The first Gewandhaus was built in 1781 by architect Johann Carl Friedrich Dauthe . The second opened on December 11, 1884, and was destroyed in 1943-1944 in World War II .
The third Gewandhaus on Augustplatz opened on October 8, 1981. It is the home of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra .


REFERENCES

  • Leo Beranek , ''Concert Halls and Opera Houses: Musics, Acoustics, and Architecture'', Springer, 2004, page 280. ISBN 0-387-95524-0.