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For years there has been a dispute between the owner of the Schiller Opera and the monument protection office.
This repeatedly set new deadlines in order to stop the decay of the ailing building.
As can be seen from the Senate's answer to a small written question from MP Heike Sudmann (Die Linke), the owner of the building submitted a building application in January to dismantle the parts of the Schiller Opera that are not listed as a historical monument.
At the end of the month, an application was made for permission under monument law to demolish the so-called "extensions" that surround the listed steel structure and the roof covering.
The Schilleroper initiative fears that the partial demolition of extensions will result in the entire construction becoming even more unstable than it already is.
Due to the years of decay and numerous alterations in the history of the Schiller Opera, parts of the steel construction are dependent on the surrounding masonry as a support.
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In an expert report on statics from 2007, it says: “The loss of numerous stiffening elements has significantly impaired the stability of the existing supports, especially the main roof.
In axes I and IV, the stiffening of the main and monopitch roof supports is only structurally secured by the masonry of the stage wall. "
No relaxation in sight
When asked about the current events at the monument protection department, it said: In the course of examining the building application submitted by the monument protection office, an expert examined the Schiller Opera again in February.
This inspection showed that the damage to the structural system made it necessary to further secure the system.
The Mitte district then asked the owner of the Schiller Opera to cordon off the facility.
The owner complied with this on March 1st by erecting site fences.
Furthermore, the district has asked the owner to support and stabilize the listed steel structure until March 22nd.
“The procedure proposed by the test engineer to secure the steel structure differs from the city's previous security concept.
The monument protection office classifies the proposed procedure as a monument-compatible solution ”, says Marianne Kurzer, spokeswoman for the cultural authority.
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The examination of the question of whether the building can also be secured in this way continues, however, because the owner has not yet complied with the additional requirements of the office of February 8 to submit evidence of the statics of the steel structure.
In this respect, the processes do not mark any progress in the attempt to achieve a turnaround in this case.
The Schiller Opera initiative, which is committed to its preservation, fears that the owner will try to get rid of the entire building in this way.
“The chances that the unique steel circus building would not survive demolition of the surrounding buildings are good.
So the owner would finally get rid of the whole Schiller Opera through the back door, as she had planned in the published draft in March 2017, and could completely rebuild the fillet property, ”writes the initiative in a call.
The initiative therefore calls on the monument protection office and the district to put an end to this game - and finally to enforce the preservation of the monument.
And, the initiative goes on to say: After many words, the office must finally follow suit and start the security measures at the rotunda as planned in the spring.