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Essen
Stadt Essen
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Theaterplatz
(Grillo-Theater)

Friedrich Grillo

Essen 1825 - Ludenberg bei Düsseldorf 1888
German industrialist in the Ruhr area, particularly in Essen and Gelsenkirchen.
(Wikipedia)

Unbekannte(r) Künstler(in)
artist unknown
date?

Beschreibung / Description

Plaque with portrait name and dates of Friedrich Grillo. He and, after his death, his widow Wilhelmine Grillo donated the property and two thirds of the construction costs of the Grillo-Theater which opened in Essen in 1892. The theater was destroyed in 1944, and rebuilt in a simpler form in 1950.

Künstler*in / Artist

Unbekannte(r) Künstler(in); Wenn Sie wissen, wer der/die Künstler(in) ist, lassen Sie es uns wissen.
artist unknown; Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know

Quellen & Informationen / Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Grillo-Theater.

Stichworte / Tags

Lage / Location (N 51°27'17" - E 7°0'43") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw934; Photograph: 30 July 2022
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