Sofiensaal

Between 1845 and 1849, it was converted by the architects August Sicard von Sicardsburg and Eduard van der Nüll into a dance hall and renamed the Sofiensaal.

The last recording made there before the fire, in July 2001, was of Arcadi Volodos playing solo piano works by Franz Schubert.

Some of the decorative stucco work on the walls survived the fire, as did the adjacent Blauer Salon, a small side venue.

They also used the surrounding 12,000 square metre area to create the originally planned apartments, a hotel, a catering company, a fitness studio, and various function rooms.

During the reopening ceremony, the hall was filled with celebrity guests who watched the history of the location as well as a finale through the use of 3D projections from Christie projectors.