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Clara Bühler

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Co-founding and operating Clärchen’s Ballroom in Berlin

Clara Bühler

Clara Bühler co-founded Clärchen’s Ballroom and continued to operate it after her husband’s death. The venue is the only remaining example of the roughly 900 ballrooms that once existed in Berlin.

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Continuing the ballroom

After her husband’s death, Bühler continued operating Clärchen’s Ballroom.

Open since 1913

Clärchen’s Ballroom opened on 13 September 1913 and includes a ballroom, saloon and restaurant.

A survivor of Berlin’s ballroom era

The venue remained open through two world wars and five systems of government. It is the last of the roughly 900 ballrooms that once existed in Berlin.

Auguststraße 24

Clärchen’s Ballroom is at Auguststraße 24 in the historic Spandauer Vorstadt, now part of Berlin-Mitte. It is protected as a Berliner Kulturdenkmal.

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    She co-founded the ballroom and continued operating it after her husband's death.

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