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4 unusual facts about Max Littmann


Grand Theatre, Poznań

Designed by German architect Max Littmann, and inaugurated in 1910 with The Magic Flute (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), the Grand Theatre in Poznań is a main opera stage in Greater Poland Voivodeship currently directed by Michał Znaniecki.

Max Littmann

In 1891, he joined the contracting business of his father-in-law Jakob Heilmann, thus transforming it into the Heilmann & Littmann general partnership (later becoming a limited partnership), taking charge of the planning department.

Old Rep

The design of The Old Rep was particularly influenced by Max Littmann's 1908 Künstlertheater in Munich.

Staatsoper Stuttgart

The opera house itself, formerly known locally as the Grosses Haus, was designed by Max Littmann and opened in 1912.


Jakob Heilmann

In 1892, his son-in-law, the young architect Professor Max Littmann (1862-1931) joined him, so the construction company of Heilmann & Littmann KG (after 1897 GmbH) came into existence.


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