Originally this Opera House was constructed in the late 1800s. It was destroyed in 1944, and didn't reopen until 1981. Evidently the rebuilding was controversial because some people wanted to rebuild it exactly as it had been, while others wanted to build in a modern style. In the end, the exterior and parts of the interior were rebuilt to look... more
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Attraction type: Opera,
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Address: Opernplatz 1
Frankfurt 60313
Germany
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Tel: 49 069-1340-400
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