Musical Dome

The building has a distinctive fiberglass and steel structure, and is built on a promenade along the river Rhine, in the centre of the old town, adjacent to Cologne Cathedral.

The Musical Dome is located between Breslauer Platz and the banks of the river Rhine near Cologne's main train station.

In addition to the music hall it also houses a glassed-in foyer with bars, a restaurant, as well as administrative offices and a cloakroom.

The roof, which covers the entire building, is made of polyester and suspended from external 30-ton steel arches.

Due to the differences in elevation around the dome, the main entrance on the Rhine side is only accessible indirectly via a balcony structure.

The producers Thomas Krauth and Michael Brenner bought the Musical Dome from bankruptcy assets and in September 1999, they produced the first performance of the 1970's musical Saturday Night Fever in German and first major En-Suite-Produktion (long-run production).

During these performances, the Musical Dome was operated under the leadership of producer Maik Klokow and his conglomerate Mehr!

In the style of a Parisian nightclub, it is now the exclusive venue for the En-Suite production of the musical Moulin Rouge.