Tempodrom

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FieldValue
nameTempodrom
nicknameNeues Tempodrom
imageTempodrom.jpg
image_size250px
addressMöckernstraße 10
10963 Berlin
Germany
locationKreuzberg
coordinates
mapframe-markerhome
mapframe-zoom12
opened1 May 1980
renovated1999–2001
ownerKPS-Gruppe
seating_capacity
embedyes
relocated_date1985, 1999
groundbreaking_date21 May 2000
opened_date1 December 2001
inauguration_date8 December 2001
ren_costDM 35.8 million
($ in )
ren_architectGerkan, Marg and Partners
ren_str_engineerSchlaich Bergermann Partner
ren_civ_engineerKrentel
ren_oth_designers
website
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The Tempodrom (also referred to as Neues Tempodrom) is a multi-purpose event venue in Berlin.

Founded by Irene Moessinger, it opened in 1980 next to the Berlin Wall on the west side of Potsdamer Platz, housed in a large circus tent. After several changes of location, it is now housed in a permanent building in the Kreuzberg neighborhood.

History

Moessinger had recently become a nurse when she came into an 800,000 mark inheritance from her father; it was this bequest that she used to start the Tempodrom in a circus tent. Her initial funds were quickly exhausted and the following year the Berlin Senate agreed to contribute funds to keep the operation going.

The original location attracted noise complaints, and in 1985, the Tempodrom moved to a site in the Tiergarten, where it remained until displaced by construction of the new German Chancellery. At this time a new construction of the current building was proposed, and the tents moved to a temporary site during construction. In May 1999, the venue moved to another temporary location near the Ostbahnhof.

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In 2001, a permanent venue was finally constructed on the site of the old Anhalter Bahnhof, whose war-damaged ruins had been demolished in 1960. While a small section of the old station façade was retained (and is still standing), the entire train shed was removed, leaving a large open area. The new Tempodrom was erected in the center of this area, with a playing field lying between it and the façade remnant, and a wooded area extending in the other direction towards the Landwehr Canal. The firm of von Gerkan, Marg und Partner (GMP) was retained to design the new building. The basic floor plan is square, accommodating three performance spaces as well as a bistro and various offices and restrooms, underneath a wooden-floored terrace which hosts a beer garden in season. The two arenas are both circular, with the larger, centrally located space covered by a 37 m steel and concrete panel roof intended to echo the form of the tents of the original site. This space can accommodate 3,500 patrons; the smaller arena seats 400. The third space is the "Liquidrom", a thermal bath/spa establishment featuring a 43 ft diameter salt water bath fitted with underwater speakers to provide a multi-sensory spa experience, three saunas at temperatures of 55, 80 and 90 degrees Celsius, a steam bath room along with various massage services. The 135000 sqfoot building was completed in 2001 at a cost of nearly $36 million, over twice the original budget. Scandal over the overruns led to the resignation of State Senator , who was in charge of the Urban Development department.

The Tempodrom corporation went into bankruptcy in 2005 and was operated by a receiver, with Moessinger retiring as director. She and former Director Norbert Waehl were tried for embezzlement but were acquitted in 2008. The Tempodrom is now operated by the Bremer KPS Group, who took over in April 2010 in the face of a foreclosure threat by Landesbank Berlin.

Tempodrom continues in operation and hosts a wide variety of events.

Notable performers

Notable events

References

References

  1. Özcerkes, Manuel. (24 July 1999). "Irene Moessinger, Chefin des Tempodrom". [[Berliner Zeitung]].
  2. "Neues Tempodrom". GMP.
  3. (2005). "Spa: The Sensuous Experience". Images Publishing Group.
  4. Hart, Sara. (October 2003). "Neues Tempodrom: Berlin, Germany". Architectural Record.
  5. Thomsen, Jan. (19 January 2008). "Die Gründer des Kulturhauses, Irene Moessinger und Norbert Waehl, sind "erwiesen unschuldig" Tempodrom-Affäre endet mit Freisprüchen". Berliner Zeitung.

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