#Cinema #Berlin #1927
Description
The building is particularly notable for its tower, which has no interior and is show architecture. There is a light installation attached to it that makes the cinema visible from afar in the dark. The rest of the exterior facade at the intersection is largely original. Nothing remains of the former cinema hall inside, which only had round shapes.
The cinema Lichtburg in Bochum, that was built in 1929 by Carlo Schloenbach and Carl Jacobi was destroyed during World War II.
Description
The building is particularly notable for its tower, which has no interior and is show architecture. There is a light installation attached to it that makes the cinema visible from afar in the dark. The rest of the exterior facade at the intersection is largely original. Nothing remains of the former cinema hall inside, which only had round shapes.
The cinema Lichtburg in Bochum, that was built in 1929 by Carlo Schloenbach and Carl Jacobi was destroyed during World War II.
History
This cinema might have been modelled on buildings in Los Angeles. The stars from next door in Hollywood were presented in those cinemas. Berlin has a similar story, as the Babelsberg film studios are in the neighbouring city of Potsdam. Famous stars included e. g. Marlene Dietrich. With the advent of sound film at the end of the 1920s, more and more people started to spend their time in cinemas. Due to the opportunity to earn lots of money with this branch, there was a trend to built new cinemas.Construction took place from 1927 to 1928 and the building survived World War II almost unscathed. It became famous in Berlin's history because the Philharmonie played infront of the audience after the end of the war, Walter Gropius gave his lecture ‘New Cities formed by Neighbourhoods’ in this building on 22 August 1948 and the founding ceremony of the Berlin Free University took place in December 1948. Starting in the 1950s, the building was repeatedly remodelled. So it lost its library and café, and shops were installed in their place. The cinema was even closed in the 1960s. Another major remodelling project followed in 1995, the year the facade became listed. A shopping centre with a huge cinema was built. Inside, none of the former architecture has been preserved.
History
This cinema might have been modelled on buildings in Los Angeles. The stars from next door in Hollywood were presented in those cinemas. Berlin has a similar story, as the Babelsberg film studios are in the neighbouring city of Potsdam. Famous stars included e. g. Marlene Dietrich. With the advent of sound film at the end of the 1920s, more and more people started to spend their time in cinemas. Due to the opportunity to earn lots of money with this branch, there was a trend to built new cinemas.Construction took place from 1927 to 1928 and the building survived World War II almost unscathed. It became famous in Berlin's history because the Philharmonie played infront of the audience after the end of the war, Walter Gropius gave his lecture ‘New Cities formed by Neighbourhoods’ in this building on 22 August 1948 and the founding ceremony of the Berlin Free University took place in December 1948. Starting in the 1950s, the building was repeatedly remodelled. So it lost its library and café, and shops were installed in their place. The cinema was even closed in the 1960s. Another major remodelling project followed in 1995, the year the facade became listed. A shopping centre with a huge cinema was built. Inside, none of the former architecture has been preserved.
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