Požár Národního divadla / National Thethre Fire, Praha, Czech republic - Famous Fires on Waymarking.com

The National Theatre was opened for the first time on June 11, 1881, to honour the visit of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria. Another 11 performances were presented after that. Then the theatre was closed down to enable the completion of the finishing touches. While this work was under way a fire broke out on August 12, 1881, which destroyed the copper dome, the auditorium and the stage of the theatre.

The fire was seen as a national catastrophe and was met with a mighty wave of determination to take up a new collection: Within 47 days a million guldens were collected.

source: wikipedia

Type of Structure: Public building Other: theathre Construction Date: 07/11/1881 Fire Date: 08/12/1881 Structure status: Still standing building Cause of Fire: unknown and unclear, accused was fitter, working on the roof Documentation of the fire: [Web Link]

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