Rheinparkweg 1The Rheinparkhallen directly on the right bank of the Rhine in Cologne date from the 1920s and adjoin the former Rheinhallen of the Cologne Trade Fair to the north. Two years after the exhibition opened in 1924, building director Adolf Abel was commissioned with expansion plans. At the major event »Pressa 1928«, additional space was to be created in which the participating countries could present themselves. The building in the immediate vicinity of the Rhine was given the name “Staathaus”. The semicircular building was almost completely destroyed in the war and rebuilt in the 1950s.
The imposing, now listed building opposite the Tanzbrunnen offers a fascinating setting for top-class opera performances. Among other things, at the world premiere of Karlheinz Stockhausen's "SONNTAG" from "LICHT" in spring 2011 (staged by Carlus Padrissa), the Cologne Opera was able to record a great artistic success at this venue.
It has three venues: States House Hall 1 (approx. 850 seats), States House Hall 2 (approx. 800 seats) and States House Hall 3 (approx. 200 seats). Both opera and children's opera performances take place here.