State Theatre Košice

The State Theatre, Košice (Slovak: Štátne divadlo Košice) is situated in the centre of Košice, Slovakia.

The State Theatre in Košice, Slovakia

The representative building of the State Theatre was built in a Neo-baroque style[1] according to projects of Adolf Lang during the years 1879–1899.

The interior of the theatre is richly decorated with plaster ornaments.[2] The stage is lyre-shaped. The ceiling of the building is decorated with scenes from William Shakespeare's plays[3] Othello, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear and A Midsummer Night's Dream.

References
  1. http://travel.spectator.sme.sk/articles/1546/kosice_second_city_second_to_none
  2. http://travel.spectator.sme.sk/articles/1546/kosice_second_city_second_to_none
  3. http://travel.spectator.sme.sk/articles/1546/kosice_second_city_second_to_none

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