State Theatre Košice

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The State Theatre in Košice, Slovakia
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The State Theatre in Košice, Slovakia

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

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

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

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