Piet-Hein Out – Circus Photographer
The Great Yarmouth Hippodrome is Britain’s only surviving TOTAL Circus Building, built in 1903 by Circus showman George Gilbert. Throughout the century the intimate arena has played host to an incredible variety of entertainment, from amazing water spectacles and stage shows to cinema and cine … Continue readingHippodrome Circus, Great Yarmouth
The New Circus, also called Winter Circus, is a former winter circus and hippodrome located in the Belgian city of Ghent, which was located in a present still existing building near the Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat. It is bordered by the Lammerstraat, Platteberg and Korianderstraat and came on … Continue readingNieuw Circus, Ghent
Besides being a circus building with an original shape, the The Hippodrome is also noted for its classic design, with its pediment and columns.Many circus buildings, organized around a circus ring, have been built in the nineteenth century. Only seven originals still exist in France … Continue readingl’Hippodrome de Douai
In 1884, Fritz Petersen, a master carpenter, purchased the site on Jernbanegade, next to Axeltorv, for DKK 954,000. The Circus Building was then built. It was designed by the architect H. V. Brinkopff, while the beautiful horse-racing frieze, which encircles the outside of the building, … Continue readingCirkusbygningen, Copenhagen
The Művésztelep or Artists Colony of MACIVA the Hungarian State Circus Organization is located near to the Capital Circus of Budapest. On the pictures shown here we can still see the inside of the former animal training ring and the old big cat cages, both … Continue readingMaciva Művésztelep, Budapest
In 1871 the Italian artist Giuseppe Barroccaldi erected a wooden circus in the Square in front of the Bethesda Hospital. It was the first circus building in the Budapest city forest or Városliget area. The first generation of Hungarian Circus performers ‘graduated’ in that ring. … Continue readingFővárosi Nagycirkusz, Budapest
The Tower Circus first opened to the public on 14 May 1894 and has not missed a season since. The Blackpool Tower is a big Eiffel Tower like structure with a big building as its base. The circus is located directly between the four tower … Continue readingTower Circus, Blackpool
In 1866 Circus owner Oscar Carré finally got permission to build his first stone theatre in Amsterdam. Till then he had to erect wooden circus buildings which where demolished after the circus left. The first shows of the Circus Carré (still under the management of … Continue readingKoninklijk Theater Carré, Amsterdam
The nineteenth century is a circus one. The rise and succes of traveling circuses, all over Europe, is launching a major movement of constructing circus buildings throughout France. The decision to build one in Amiens was taken in 1887 in honour of the centenary of … Continue readingCirque Jules Verne, Amiens
Piet-Hein Out – Circus Photographer was present again at Hyde Park WinterWonderland to provide them with pictures of Zippos Christmas Circus and the brand new spectacular production REGENERATE of Cirque Berserk. As usual Piet-Hein Out also designed the Souvenir Brochure.