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St. Pauli Theater

St. Pauli Theater is a theatre in Hamburg, Germany. It opened in 1841 as the Urania Theater and took its present name in 1941. [1]

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References

  1. Jefferies, Matthew (2011). Hamburg: A Cultural & Literary History. Signal Publishing. p. 165. ISBN   9781904955757.

Coordinates: 53°32′57″N9°57′48″E / 53.54917°N 9.96333°E / 53.54917; 9.96333