 | Berlin: Babylon |
Country: Germany (Deutschland) State: Berlin City: Berlin Location: Mitte, Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße 30 / Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz (formerly: Bülowplatz) Cinema and theatre, built 1927-1929 by Hans Poelzig. Opened 11 April 1929. 1993 closed due to safety concerns. Renovated and reopened in 2001. Originally 1239 seats, now 437 seats (plus a second hall with 68 seats on the former stage and a third hall with 70 seats). The original Philips cinema organ is still in use (after renovations 1993-1998, 2005-2008 and 2019). Links: babylonberlin.eu, CinemaTreasures, Wikipedia |
Picture: left: Volksbühne, very right: BabylonFront Text: inscriptions: "Volksbühne", "Babylon", poster advertising the 1962 film "Drei Liebesbriefe aus Tirol" Reverse Text: "Berlin, Hauptstadt der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik. Volksbühne" Publisher: VEB Bild und Heimat, Reichenbach i. V.; V 11 28 A 1/b 120/65 15/694 Type: Real Photo Size: Modern Sent: from Berlin to Dřinov (Czechoslovakia), 1965 |
Front Text: "Another movie about myself.", sign: "Babylon", poster: "It never ends"Reverse Text: "Skull in Berlin Cinema" Publisher: merak-noia.redbubble.com Size: Modern Not sent. |
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