Bockenheimer Depot

The Bockenheimer Depot is a former tram depot and workshop in Frankfurt am Main, built around 1900 and located in the Bockenheim quarter. Originally serving as a shed for trams, it was replaced by the current structure after the wooden hall used for horse-drawn trams became inadequate. The building survived minor damage during World War II but was decommissioned as a depot in 1966. A new depot opened in Praunheim in 1978, and the old depot was listed as an industrial monument in 1979.

The tram tracks were removed by 1986 to make way for parking lots, but the hall occasionally hosted events, such as a circus performance by Roncalli. After a fire at the opera house in 1987, the Bockenheimer Depot was rebuilt into a theater in 1988 and became a venue for performances by the Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt am Main. The building features yellow brickwork with red decorations and a wooden roof influenced by French Renaissance architecture. It now seats around 400 people and hosts operas, plays, and notable premieres, including works by composers such as Handel, Mozart, and Wagner, as well as contemporary performances like the world premiere of *Nacht* by Bernd Hörlen in 2018.