Palladium, Movie theater in Norrmalm, Stockholm, Sweden
Palladium was a cinema at Kungsgatan 65 in Stockholm, occupying the full depth of the building. Its facade had granite columns and canopies, and the Jugend-style interior was decorated by Olle Hjortzberg and Filip Månsson. The auditorium opened with 1,240 seats, 414 of them on the balcony, later increased to 1,268.
Palladium opened on 26 December 1918 as the premiere cinema of Skandinavisk Filmcentral, with the film Samum. In autumn 1922 Svensk Filmindustri took over the venue, and in spring 1929 it became the first cinema in Stockholm equipped for sound film. On 10 August 1930 it showed Sweden's first sound film, För hennes skull, starring Gösta Ekman and Inga Tidblad.
The interior was designed by Professor Olle Hjortzberg and painter Filip Månsson, who blended Jugend style with classical architectural elements. This artistic approach shaped how the space looked and how it served as a gathering place for Stockholm's cultural life.
The building at Kungsgatan 65 now houses Casino Cosmopol, which opened there in 2003 after Svenska Spel took over the premises in 2001. The granite columns and canopies of the 1918 facade still face Kungsgatan, so the former cinema is seen from the street. The site lies in the Norrmalm district of central Stockholm.
Palladium most likely had Stockholm's oldest neon sign, installed in 1926 and removed in 1996. Its removal led to the founding of the Stadsljusgruppen and the Lysande skylt diploma, awarded for well-designed illuminated signs.
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