Kulturhaus Zinnowitz A monumental temple of culture
Kulturhaus Zinnowitz
Zinnowitz
ARCHITECTS NAME: W. Litzkow, G. Ulbrich, G. Möhring
CONSTRUCTION YEAR: 1957
SPACE TYPE: Theatre, Cinema, Discoteque
PRESERVATION STATUS: Abandoned
House of Culture (German: Kulturhaus) in Zinnowitz, relic of the former German Democratic Republic and example of Socialist Classicism. Houses of Culture were major club-houses in the USSR and the Eastern bloc. They provided room for all kinds of recreational activities.
Located in Usedom, a Baltic Sea island, the House of Culture housed a theatre, cinema, dance hall, library and canteen.
Even though it has fallen into ruins, it was classified as a historical monument in 2007.
Read more on PORTRÄT: Das Kulturhaus Zinnowitz or Wikipedia (DE)
EXPLORATION DATE: 08/2014
CONTRIBUTOR: Kai Kämmerer
