On nights, designs and curious events

The Opera House's history goes back many years. It is said that singers and entertainers used to give performances there at nights, by the firelight.

In 1899, to honor their memory, the town council decided to raise the new opera house on the same ground.

It was created by one of the most skilled architects of days; Julius Fainfold. An artist generally known by his conceptual designs… For this project, Fainfold followed his habit and use 4 towers of the building as the four pillars of design and named them after for main elements: fire, air, earth, and water.

Sadly, misfortune shadowed this beautiful building from the beginning. After one month from the opening gala, flames danced and burned nearly all of the tower of fire. One year later, during the wild winter, storms blasted all the windows of the tower of air.

Then, of course, people started to talk. Every day fewer people came, and at some point, singers and artists refused to step up to the stage. They said the place is troubled, uneasy.

The building was abandoned after 5 years. For a long time, occupants were street animals and homeless people. During the 2000s the reconstruction of the city began, and mayoralty decided to use the building as a performance hall.

They opened up a small contest on naming it. The jury decided on "OH!". They said, "It is an onomatopoeia on people's surprise and excitement. It also serves as a reduction to the old name; Opera House."

A week later, newspapers wrote about a young man who suggested the name; Thomas Fainfold. He was the grandson of the architect.

And people raised their eyes from newspapers and said just one word: "Oh!"