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Kino Babylon

1920s architectureBuildings and structures in MitteCinemas and movie theaters in BerlinHans Poelzig buildingsHeritage sites in Berlin
Restored and conserved buildingsTheatres completed in 1929
Berlin, Mitte, Rosa Luxemburg Strasse 30, Wohnanlage und Kino Babylon
Berlin, Mitte, Rosa Luxemburg Strasse 30, Wohnanlage und Kino Babylon

The Kino Babylon is a cinema in the Mitte neighbourhood of Berlin and part of a listed building complex at Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz opposite the Volksbühne theatre. The building was erected 1928–29. It was designed by the architect Hans Poelzig in the Neue Sachlichkeit style. In 1948 the theatre was heavily renovated and served afterward as a speciality cinema for the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). After the auditorium was closed because of the danger of collapse, it was restored from 1999 to 2001 in accordance with conservation guidelines. In 2002 the restoration was awarded the "German Award for Monument Protection". Since 2001 the Babylon has been used primarily as an arthouse cinema, as well as a venue for the Berlin Film Festival and musical and literary cultural events. Originally the cinema held an audience of 1200 in one auditorium, but now it is divided into two auditoriums with 450 seats and 70 seats respectively.

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Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße, Berlin Mitte

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Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße 30
10178 Berlin, Mitte
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