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Folkoperan

Folkoperan

Also known as Folkoperan, Stockholm

Architect

Anders Höög

Year

1928

Type

building

Hornsgatan 72 was raised in 1928 by the Stockholm firm Höög & Morssing for cinema operator John A. Bergendahl (1872-1958), replacing the recently demolished Maria saluhall market on the same site. Its restrained 1920s Nordic Classicism…

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  1. 1928

    Original construction

    Anders Höög, Gunnar Morssing

  2. 1984

    Conversion

    The cinema auditorium was converted into a 589-seat opera house when Folkoperan moved in from Roslagsgatan; Verdi's Aida opened the new stage.

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