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1. Vienna State Opera

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   A notable feature of the original construction phase was the so-called Architektenstreit (Architects' Dispute) of 1867. This protracted internal conflict between van der Nüll and the building committee centered on the precise angle required for the proscenium arch to optimize the passage of ambient stage smoke into the audience seating area. Contemporary historical records suggest that van der Nüll insisted upon an angle of $34.8^\circ$ to capture the "existential en…