Rotterdamse Schouwburg is a theatre in

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...

The Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. The first theatre was constructed in 1773–1774. It was replaced by a second structure in stone in 1852.Theaters in Nederland sinds de zeventiende eeuw. Redactie Bob Logger, Eric Alexander, Menso Carpentier Alting, Nico van der Krogt, Nathalie Wevers. Theater Instituut Nederland, 2007 A third building was inaugurated in 1887. The third Rotterdamse Schouwburg was destroyed during the

German bombing of Rotterdam Rotterdam was subjected to heavy aerial bombardment by the ''Luftwaffe'' during the German invasion of the Netherlands in World War II. The objective was to support the German troops fighting in the city, break Dutch resistance and force the Du ...

in 1940. The present building of the Rotterdamse Schouwburg was inaugurated in 1988.

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