Lost building or monument · 06.03.1961
Endla Theatre, the house with the balcony
In 1911 the Endla society opened an Art Nouveau theatre house on Rüütli Street, designed by Alfred Jung and Georg Hellat. Its first play was Kitzberg's Werewolf, and the hall held 600 people. From its balcony the Estonian Declaration of Independence was first read out on 23 February 1918. On 22 September 1944 retreating German troops set fire to several of Pärnu's main buildings, and the theatre caught fire from a building next door. Its brick walls and floors survived, and an architect drew a restoration plan in 1946. Soviet experts rejected it. On 6 March 1961 the ruins were blown up, and Hotel Pärnu later rose on the spot. A replica of the balcony stands on Independence Square.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
1911. aastal avas selts Endla Rüütli tänaval Alfred Jungi ja Georg Hellati kavandatud juugendstiilis teater-seltsimaja. Esimene etendus oli Kitzbergi "Libahunt" ja saali mahtus 600 inimest. Hoone rõdult loeti 23. veebruaril 1918 esimest korda ette Eesti iseseisvusmanifest. 22. septembril 1944 süütas taganev Saksa sõjavägi Pärnu tähtsamad hooned ja teatrimaja süttis kõrvalhoone põlengust. Tellismüürid ja vahelaed jäid püsima ning 1946. aastal joonistas arhitekt taastamisprojekti. Nõukogude eksperdid lükkasid selle tagasi. 6. märtsil 1961 varemed õhiti ja hiljem kerkis samale kohale hotell Pärnu. Iseseisvuse väljakul seisab teatri rõdu koopia.