The demolition of the legendary theater hall has been called off. Cases of illness and dissenters caused tension in the city parliament before the decisive vote.
There has been a passionate debate in Zurich for months about the future of the historic venue on Heimplatz.
Is the Pfauensaal on Zurich’s Heimplatz a “cultural-political site of world importance” that must be preserved at all costs? Or has the theater’s stage degenerated into a “dusty museum” over the years, making modern theater operations impossible?