The Kurhaus was built between 1884 and 1885 by the German architects Johann Friedrich Henkenhaf and Friedrich Ebert. Originally it consisted of a concert hall and a hotel with 120 rooms. After heavy fire damage it was rebuilt between 1886 and 1887. The ceilings were painted by the Brussels artist Van Hoeck and his large studio. Several kings and heads of state stayed in the Kurhaus during its heyday.
Until the mid-sixties the Kurhaus remained a crowd puller as a large concert hall, where many top artists performed. The last performance in the Kurhaus hall was on August 8, 1964 by the Rolling Stones, who had to flee the building because of the large number of excited fans outside.
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