Fellner & Helmer was an architecture studio founded in 1873 by Austrian architects

Ferdinand Fellner Ferdinand Fellner (19 April 1847 – 22 March 1916) was an Austrian architect. Biography Fellner joined his ailing father's architecture firm at the age of nineteen. After his father's death he founded the architecture studio Fellner & Helmer ...

and Hermann Helmer. They designed over 200 buildings (mainly opera houses and apartment buildings) across Europe in the late 19th and early 20th century, which helped bind the Austro-Hungarian Empire together and cement Vienna as its cultural center. While most of the work stood in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, others can be found from Switzerland to present-day Ukraine. Frequent collaborators for integrated exterior and interior art work include

Gustav Klimt Gustav Klimt (14 July 1862 – 6 February 1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter and a founding member of the Vienna Secession movement. His work helped define the Art Nouveau style in Europe. Klimt is known for his paintings, murals, sket ...

Hans Makart Hans Makart (28 May 1840 – 3 October 1884) was an Austrian academic history painter, designer and decorator. Makart was a prolific painter whose ideas significantly influenced the development of visual art in Austria-Hungary, Germany, and other ...

, Theodor Friedl, and other significant artists.

Theatres by Ferdinand Fellner

* 1871–72 Wiener Stadttheater, Vienna, Austria (destroyed by fire in 1884). With Ferdinand Fellner the Older. * 1871–75 National Theatre and Opera, Timișoara, Romania (rebuilt after destroyed by fires in 1880 and 1920, respectively). With Ferdinand Fellner the Older.

Theatres by Fellner and Helmer

Theatres designed by Fellner & HelmerArchitekturzentrum Wien: "Ferdinand Fellner II."
(''in German''), retrieved 30 March 2013 * 1873

Croatian National Theatre in Varaždin Croatian may refer to: *Croatia *Croatian language *Croatian people *Croatians (demonym) See also * * * Croatan (disambiguation) * Croatia (disambiguation) * Croatoan (disambiguation) * Hrvatski (disambiguation) * Hrvatsko (disambiguation) * Se ...

* 1874–75 Népszínház, Budapest, Hungary (demolished 1965) * 1881–82 Mahen Theatre in

Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...

, Czech Republic, (one of the first theatres in Europe with electrical lighting) * 1881–83 "Stadttheater" in

Liberec Liberec (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 108,000 inhabitants, making it the fifth largest city in the country. It lies on the Lusatian Neisse River, in a basin surrounded by mountains. The city centre is well preserved and is pr ...

, Czech Republic * 1882–83 Szeged National Theatre, Hungary * 1883–85 Croatian National Theatre in

Rijeka Rijeka (; Fiume ( �fjuːme in Italian and in Fiuman dialect, Fiuman Venetian) is the principal seaport and the List of cities and towns in Croatia, third-largest city in Croatia. It is located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on Kvarner Ba ...

, Croatia * 1884–86 Theatre in

Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary (; , formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 49,000 inhabitants. It is located at the confluence of the Ohře and Teplá (river), Teplá ri ...

, Czech Republic * 1884–87 Opera Theater, Odesa, Ukraine * 1885–86 Slovak National

Theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a Stage (theatre), stage. The performe ...

- Old building (as "Königliches Freistädtisches Theater"), Bratislava, Slovakia, 1886 * 1886–87 Prague State Opera (as "Neues Deutsches Theater"), Prague, Czech Republic * 1887–88 Ronacher, Vienna, Austria (altered after fire) * 1888–89 Volkstheater (previously ''Deutsches Volkstheater''), Vienna, Austria * 1890–91

Opera House An opera house is a theater building used for performances of opera. Like many theaters, it usually includes a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, backstage facilities for costumes and building sets, as well as offices for the institut ...

, Zürich, Switzerland * 1891–92

Komische Oper The Komische Oper Berlin is a German opera company based in Berlin. The company produces operas, operettas and musicals. The opera house is located on Behrenstraße, near Unter den Linden. Since 2004, the Komische Oper Berlin, along with the ...

in Berlin, Germany * 1892–93 State Theatre in Salzburg, Austria * 1892–94

Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden The Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden (Hessian State Theatre Wiesbaden), also known as the Staatstheater Wiesbaden or Theater Wiesbaden, is a German theatre located in Wiesbaden, in the German state of Hesse. The company produces operas, plays, b ...

, Germany * 1893–95 Tonhalle, Zürich, Switzerland * 1894–95

Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb The Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb (), commonly referred to as (), is a theatre, opera and ballet house located in Zagreb. Overview The theatre evolved out of the first city theatre opened in 1834, housed in the present-day Old City Hal ...

, Croatia * 1894–96 Iaşi National Theatre, Romania * 1895–96

Vígszínház The Comedy Theatre of Budapest () is a theatre in Budapest. Starting in the late 19th century as an opposition to the conservative National Theatre (Budapest), National Theatre, it became a pioneer institution of Hungary, Hungarian drama, and one o ...

in Budapest, Hungary * 1895–96 Katona József Theatre, Kecskemet, Hungary * 1896–97 Konzerthaus Ravensburg, Germany * 1898–99 Opernhaus in Graz, Austria * 1898–99 Stadttheater in Berndorf, Austria * 1899–1900

Oradea Oradea (, , ; ; ) is a city in Romania, located in the Crișana region. It serves as the administrative county seat, seat of Bihor County and an economic, social, and cultural hub in northwestern Romania. The city lies between rolling hills on ...

National Theatre, Oradea, Romania * 1899–1900

Deutsches Schauspielhaus The Deutsches Schauspielhaus, sometimes referred to as the Hamburg Schauspielhaus or Hamburg Theatre, is a theatre in the St. Georg, Hamburg, St. Georg quarter of the city of Hamburg, Germany History The Deutsches Schauspielhaus was co-foun ...

, Hamburg, Germany * 1901–02 Stadttheater Fürth, Germany * 1902

Theater an der Wien The is a historic theatre in Vienna located on the Left Wienzeile in the Mariahilf district. Completed in 1801, the theatre has hosted the premieres of many celebrated works of theatre, opera, and symphonic music. Since 2006, it has served prim ...

, Vienna, Austria (altered 1960–1961) * 1903–04 Wilam Horzyca Theatre,

Toruń Toruń is a city on the Vistula River in north-central Poland and a World Heritage Sites of Poland, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its population was 196,935 as of December 2021. Previously, it was the capital of the Toruń Voivodeship (1975–199 ...

, Poland * 1904–05 Kobylianska Drama Theatre in

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, Ukraine * 1904–06

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, Sofia, Bulgaria * 1904–06

Cluj-Napoca National Theatre The Lucian Blaga National Theatre ( Romanian: Teatrul Național ''Lucian Blaga'') is in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, sharing its building with the Romanian Opera. Building The theatre was built between 1904 and 1906 by the Austrian architects Ferdinan ...

, Cluj-Napoca, Romania * 1906–07 Theatre in

Jablonec nad Nisou Jablonec nad Nisou (; ) is a city in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It is the second-largest city in the region. It is a local centre for education, and is known for its glass and jewelry production, espe ...

, Czech Republic * 1906–07 Stadttheater Gießen, Germany * 1906–09 Theatre in

Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav (; ) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 47,000 inhabitants. It lies on the left bank of the Jizera (river), Jizera River. Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region. I ...

, Czech Republic * 1908–09 Stadttheater,

Baden bei Wien Baden (Central Bavarian: ''Bodn''), unofficially distinguished from Baden (disambiguation), other Badens as Baden bei Wien (Baden near Vienna), is a spa town in Austria. It serves as the capital of Baden (district of Austria), Baden District in t ...

, Austria * 1909–10 Stadttheater in Klagenfurt, Austria (expansion 1996-98 by Günther Domenig) * 1909–10 Adam Mickiewicz Theatre,

Cieszyn Cieszyn ( , ; ; ) is a border town in southern Poland on the east bank of the Olza River, and the administrative seat of Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship. The town has 33,500 inhabitants ( and lies opposite Český Těšín in the Czech Repu ...

, Poland * 1910–13 Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria * 1911–13 Akademietheater, Vienna, Austria

Other buildings

* 1881 István Károlyi or Károlyi-Csekonics Palace, Múzeum utca 17 in Budapest's Palace District, Hungary * 1885 Palace Modello in Rijeka, Croatia * 1886 Warenhaus Rothberger, Vienna * 1894 Palais Rothschild, Prinz-Eugen-Straße, Vienna, Austria * 1894–95 Palais Lanckoronski, Vienna, Austria * 1897 Castle, Žinkovy, Czech Republic * 1897–1898 Noble Casino,

Lviv Lviv ( or ; ; ; see #Names and symbols, below for other names) is the largest city in western Ukraine, as well as the List of cities in Ukraine, fifth-largest city in Ukraine, with a population of It serves as the administrative centre of ...

, Ukraine * Colonnade Park (Czech: Sadová kolonáda),

, Czech Republic * Grandhotel Pupp,

, Czech Republic * Hotel Slovan (as "Hotel Waldeck", 1893) in

Plzeň Plzeň (), also known in English and German as Pilsen (), is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 188,000 inhabitants. It is located about west of P ...

, Czech Republic * Imperial bath (Bath I),

, Czech Republic * Market Colonnade,

, Czech Republic * Art Pavilion in Zagreb, Croatia, 1898 * Palace of Justice,

Suceava Suceava () is a Municipiu, city in northeastern Romania. The seat of Suceava County, it is situated in the Historical regions of Romania, historical regions of Bukovina and Western Moldavia, Moldavia, northeastern Romania. It is the largest urban ...

, Romania, 1885 * 1898–1900 Goetz Palace in

Brzesko Brzesko (; , ''Brigel'') is a town in southern Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It lies approximately west of Tarnów and east of the regional capital Kraków. Since Polish administrative reorganization (in 1999), Brzesko has been the admin ...

, Poland * 1899–1900 Hotel George,

, Ukraine * Potocki Palace, Antoniny, Ukraine * Villa, 20 Mickiewicza Street in

, Poland * Semmering: Hotel Panhans * Semmering (Niederösterreich) - Dependance Waldesruhe 1908 * Semmering (Niederösterreich) - Dependance Fürstenhof * Department store

Kastner & Öhler Kastner & Öhler is an Austrian chain of department stores, based in Graz, Styria, Austria, and mainly active in southern Austria. The family-run company dates back to a shop founded in 1873 by Karl Kastner and Herman Öhler. They were the first ...

in Graz (1914)

Gallery

File:Katona József Theater auditorium.jpg, Katona József Theater auditorium File:Teatro Nacional, Zagreb, Croacia, 2014-04-20, DD 01.JPG,

File:National Theatre of Szeged.jpg, National Theatre of Szeged (1883) File:Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava - Old building.jpg,

Slovak National Theatre The Slovak National Theater (, abbr. SND) is the oldest professional theatre in Slovakia, consisting of three ensembles: opera, ballet, and drama. Its history begins shortly after the establishment of the first Czechoslovak Republic in 1918. It ...

, Bratislava (1885-86) File:Odessa Opera Theatre.jpg, Odessa Opera Theater (1887) File:Wien - Volkstheater (2).JPG,

Volkstheater, Vienna The Volkstheater (translated as "People's Theatre") in Vienna was founded in 1889 by request of the citizens of Vienna, amongst them the dramatist Ludwig Anzengruber and the furniture manufacturer Gebrüder Thonet, Thonet, in order to offer a pop ...

(1889) File:Nagyváradi Állami Szinház.JPG,

National Theatre (1900) File:Semmering - Hotel Panhans (c).JPG, Hotel Panhans in Semmering (1913) File:IvanVazov National Theatre 7.jpg,

, Sofia (1906)

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