Lorely-Saal

The hall was built in 1899 as Gottfried Löffler’s grand hall and thus dates from the Gründerzeit, a period when people in the city had plenty of work and spent their leisure time enjoying themselves in the many suburban establishments.

After the First World War, the labour movement used it for educational and cultural events.

In the 1980s, what is now the ‘Christian Broda Bildungsheim’ was used as a venue for theatre productions in the outskirts before the hall fell into obscurity because the infrastructure failed to meet modern requirements.

Following its rediscovery by Hannes Eder and Aimée Klein, it underwent three years of renovation and is now used by the P72 operating company for events of all kinds. It is named after a ‘Lorely bust’ located in the foyer, which, like the building, dates from 1899 and was created by an artist (?) working under the pseudonym ‘Simon’.

As the bust bears the inscription ‘LORELY’ in a style of writing common at the time, this spelling was adopted.

Thanks to its flexible interior layout and state-of-the-art technical facilities, the hall now provides a suitable setting for a wide variety of events. It is perhaps also worth mentioning the exceptionally good acoustics, which attract the world’s finest musicians – such as members of the Philharmonic, the Symphony Orchestra and the RSO – to the hall as a collective for recording sessions and concerts.