Filmbühne Wien, Movie theater and architectural monument in Charlottenburg, Germany.
Filmbühne Wien at Kurfürstendamm is a historic building that preserves original staircases, cinema halls, and display fixtures from its construction era. The structure maintains protected status, combining architectural details from its past with modern retail use in its spaces today.
The building opened in 1913 as Union-Palast and was among the first structures built specifically for cinema in Berlin. It operated as a theater until 2000, after which it gained new commercial purpose while retaining its protected status and architectural features.
The place takes its name from its former role as a cinema and still carries traces of that past in its spaces today. Throughout the preserved details, one can sense how central film culture was to Berlin's entertainment life at that time.
The building has housed an Apple Store since 2013, making it easily accessible to the public during shopping hours. Since the structure holds protected status, you can view the original architectural features while visiting the retail space.
Inside the building you can still find classical design elements from the early cinema era hidden within the modern retail space. These preserved details tell the story of the elaborate decoration that was standard for cinema interiors of that time.
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