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Index
Registry
Office
Lapidarium
Riehmers
Court
Anatomical
Theatre
Babylon
Cinema
Architectural
Centre
Franciscan
Monastery
Ackerstr.
Market Hall
St.
Michael's Church
Lion's
Bridge
Marienfelde
Green
Nicolai
House
Russian Church
Arminiuspl.
Market Hall
Villa
von der Heydt
Treptow
Crematorium
Church
Hohenzollernpl.
Universum Cinema
Mittelhof
Country-House
Ahmadiyya
Mosque
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The only large Berlin cinema left from the 1920’s has been showing films in the foyer since 1992, because of the dilapidated state of the main studio. After several months of
refurbishment, the Babylon had opened again in Autumn 2000 with a small
auditorium. Its large studio, which can seat 460 people, will not be ready for the 51st Berlinale in
February 2001 as planned, but a few months later in May or June. The cinema was part of the peripheral development of Bülowplatz which took place between 1927 and 1929 under Hans
Poelzig. With 1200
seats, it was counted as one of the best cinemas with a viewing balcony in Berlin. As well as local
firms, both regional politicians and the administrative body for the preservation of historic buildings supported the conservation of the cinema and the whole urban planning layout of what is today Rosa Luxemburg
Platz. Both cinema and city landscape will benefit from this decision
which, in this part of Mitte, has proved to be thoughtful and in contrast to over- polished town
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