Naturtheater Grötzingen is a sylvan theatre in Grötzingen,

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concrete shell built in 1954 and seats an audience of 850. It was designed by architect Michael Balz and structural engineer

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"Inverse Hanging Membrane: The Naturtheater Grötzingen"
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Theatres in Baden-Württemberg {{BadenWürttemberg-struct-stub