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20-622: The Kurhaus Wiesbaden is in the centre of Wiesbaden, part of the Kureck (spa corner) at the end of the main street, Wilhelmstraße , with the town proper being situated on the other side of the Wilhelmstraße. Its main entrance, on the west side, faces the so-called Bowling Green , a grass-covered square with two fountains, so named by British spa guests. On the south side of the green is the Hessisches Staatstheater with

40-606: A model maker at the porcelain company Triebner, Ens & Eckert. In 1891, he received the "great silver medal" of the Königlichen Akademie der Künste for an exhibition of student work. From 1894 to 1902, he studied under Wilhelm von Rümann at the Munich Art Academy , where he subsequently worked. From 1902 he worked as a freelance in Munich. Between 1905 and 1907 he provided stucco decoration for

60-624: A park with a huge pond. Adjacent to Wilhelmstraße is the quarter Mitte , Wiesbaden's old quarter. The entire boulevard is some 30 metres (98 ft) wide and may be perceived as an urban esplanade . The Eastern side of Wilhelmstraße is entirely commercial, with upmarket stores and shopping arcades leading to and from the boulevard. The Western side is quieter, given that it predominantly has parks and some historical buildings. 50°4′55″N 8°14′41″E  /  50.08194°N 8.24472°E  / 50.08194; 8.24472 Arthur Storch (sculptor) Arthur Josef Ernst Storch (1870–1947)

80-630: A parquet floor and balcony. The concert and event hall has 1,350 seats and measures 40 × 18 × 17 m. At the front end of the south wing is the "Muschelsaal" (Shell Hall). Originally the South Reading Room, it was decorated with frescoes by the Art Nouveau painter Fritz Erler and by Alexander von Salzmann , and with pebbles and shells symbolizing water and earth. A number of smaller function rooms, named after Carl Schuricht , Carl von Ibell , Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Ferdinand Hey'l and

100-451: A series of sculptures by Storch, made in 1914. Facade figures below the mansard roof depict four larger-than-life ancient philosophers: Socrates , Demosthenes , Cicero and Ovid . Storch also created a figure of Athena in bas-relief on the pillar at the main entrance, and a fountain with a fox figure. This work was one of several commissions he was given by the municipal architect, Fritz Schumacher . He exhibited four animal figures at

120-483: Is an urban boulevard in Wiesbaden , state capital of Hesse , Germany. Nicknamed Rue by the locals, the Wilhelmstraße is one of Germany's busiest, upscale shopping streets. The Wilhelmstraße is some 900 metres long and lies in the district of Nordost . It stretches from the Kureck (Spa) to Rheinstraße and Friedrich-Ebert-Allee on its southern end. At Kureck, the Wilhelmstraße reaches onto Warmer Damm ,

140-582: The Große Deutsche Kunstausstellung (Great German Art Exhibition) in Munich in 1937 and 1938. In 1937, Adolf Hitler purchased his bronze sculpture Horse . Storch married Emilie Therese Anna, née Müller, at Rudolstadt in 1903. Their children were sons Hermann (1899) and Franz (1904) and daughters Elsa (1905) and Lona (1908). In 1917 he moved his family back to Volkstedt. Storch died on 9 March 1947 in Rudolstadt and

160-678: The carnival season. Several companies based in Wiesbaden hold their annual general meetings there. The Kurhaus has also been used for filming TV series and movies. Sting performed in the Kurpark behind the building in 2004. It has a venue of the Rheingau Musik Festival from 2007. The Kurhaus also hosts graduation for students of Wiesbaden High School. Wilhelmstra%C3%9Fe (Wiesbaden) The Wilhemstraße ( German pronunciation: [ˈvɪlhɛlmˌʃtʁaːsə] )

180-556: The 1907 Sauer organ that had been destroyed in World War II. The organ has 48 registers and 3,000 pipes. From 1987 to 2004 the organist of the Marktkirche, Hans Uwe Hielscher , also served as the spa organist; he was succeeded in 2004 by Thomas J. Frank . The spa hall has hosted many important national and international events such as concerts, balls and conferences. In the early 20th century, masked balls were held during

200-456: The Kurhaus, the landscaped Kurpark extends eastward, with a band shell and a fountain pond. The park is cited as the most scenic in the city. Wiesbaden has a long history as a spa town. The Romans already knew of the thermal springs of Wiesbaden. The name of the city is derived from Wisibada , the bathing place in the meadows. In 1810, the first spa house was built by Christian Zais . This

220-519: The Theater colonnade and on the north the Kurhaus colonnade or fountain hall, with a length of 129 metres (423 ft), it is the longest columned hall in Europe. It houses the slot machines for the casino. In 2004–06, an underground parking garage was constructed under the square and the aging plane trees that had formerly stood along both sides were replaced by young trees of the same species. Behind

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240-520: The building are named after the builders, the larger hall Friedrich von Thiersch Hall, and the smaller one Christian Zais Hall. Since 1949, the main portion of the Wiesbaden Casino has also been located in the building, in the former wine hall. During the 1980s, the Kurhaus underwent an extensive renovation, and was equipped with modern conference technology. The Kurhaus Wiesbaden is constructed in neo-classical style with Art Nouveau elements;

260-600: The ceilings of the Kurhaus, Wiesbaden . In 1911 he designed a series of eleven medals depicting animals, for the opening of Munich Zoological Garden . The same year he moved to Hamburg, where he became a member of the Hamburger Künstlerverein von 1832  [ de ] (Hamburg Artists' Association of 1832). The Hansa-Gymnasium  [ de ] in Hamburg-Bergedorf has

280-401: The emperor, offer a variety of spaces for events. At the other end, facing the park, the south wing ends in a winter garden. The north wing houses the smaller ballroom (Christian Zais Hall), a restaurant, and the main portion of the Wiesbaden Casino, which offers roulette, blackjack, and poker. Stucco decoration on the ceilings of the concert hall and reading room are by Arthur Storch . Between

300-617: The facade is of Belle Époque style. Other exterior features are the Corinthian columns and the mythical griffins frieze . On the building's portal the words Aquis Mattiacis ("the waters of the Mattiaci ") are inscribed, a tribute to the Germanic tribe that once inhabited the area. The building is divided into two equal-sized wings. In the south wing is the large central pillar-lined concert hall (Friedrich von Thiersch Hall), with

320-502: The north and south wings, the foyer, with the main entrance on the west side and the park entrance opposite, is topped by a dome 21 m high. In front of each of the four piers supporting the dome are larger-than-life-size copies of Greek statues of deities, surmounted by mosaic medallions with colourful depictions of scenes featuring Roman deities. In 1954, an organ was built by the Steinmeyer company of Oettingen, Bavaria . It replaced

340-527: Was a German sculptor and medallist who worked in porcelain, stone and bronze. Arthur Storch was born on 22 March 1870 in Volkstedt  [ de ] , Rudolstadt , Germany, to a family of Thuringian porcelain artists, including his father Carl Hermann Storch, a modeller and painter, and mother Caroline Florentine, née Leuthäuser. He had a twin brother Hugo and younger siblings Max and Anna. From 1886 to 1888, Storch completed an apprenticeship as

360-413: Was a beautiful but relatively modest building with a columned portico, including Doric and Ionic features, in classical style. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe praised the building on one of his many visits. During the 19th century, the benefits of the spa attracted the upper classes. The number of spa visitors, 20,000 in 1840, had increased tenfold by 1910. A larger, more modern and more impressive spa house

380-717: Was buried in the cemetery at Volkstedt. His porcelain sculpture Wild Forest Creature (Mandrill Monkey) , depicting a Mandrill , was one of a set of sixteen of pieces he made for the Porzellanpalais Leipzig at the 1921 Leipzig Fair ; an example is in the Lightner Museum in Florida. Other works are in the Staatsgalerie Moderne Kunst  [ de ] in Munich, Kunsthalle Mannheim , Hamburger Kunsthalle and

400-451: Was thus required. In 1905–07, the old spa building was demolished, and in its place a new building, designed by architect Friedrich von Thiersch , was erected at a cost of six million gold marks . At the opening ceremony, Kaiser Wilhelm II , who visited the spa every year in May and had facilitated the rebuilding, called it "the most beautiful spa building in the world". The two concert halls in

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