On November 1, 1899, when The Hippodrome opened in Malmö, it was called the “most modern circus and theater.” Notice the Hippodrompassagen entrance on Kalendegatan that is shaped like a horseshoe. That fanfare was short lived, however, because the last circus performance was in 1922. It then became a full-time theater followed by being a church from 1950 until 1989. After an extensive renovation, the building now houses the Hipp, the largest of three stages operated by the Malmö City Theater. In Swedish it is called the Malmö Stadsteater.
