Hochhaus-Lichtspiele, Movie theater in Anzeiger-Hochhaus, Mitte district of Hannover, Germany

Hochhaus-Lichtspiele is a cinema on the 10th floor beneath the dome of the Anzeiger-Hochhaus at Steintor in central Hannover, 33.88 metres above street level. Its circular hall measures 19.75 metres in diameter and seats 275. The box office is on the ground floor and the foyer on the eighth floor, reached by two lifts or a staircase of 16 flights and over 200 steps.

The Anzeiger-Hochhaus, the building that houses the cinema, was built in the 1920s as a publishing house and became one of the most recognizable structures in central Hannover. The cinema was added to the building later and has remained part of the city's everyday life since then.

The cinema shows films in German and international productions with subtitles, drawing a mix of regulars and occasional visitors. Watching a film here feels different from a multiplex, partly because of the single hall and the building it sits inside.

The theater sits in central Hannover and is easy to reach on foot from the Steintor stop, served by several U-Bahn and tram lines. The surrounding area is well connected, so combining a visit with time spent elsewhere in the city center is straightforward.

Until World War II, a planetarium occupied the dome above the cinema. During the air raids on Hannover in March 1945 the Anzeiger-Hochhaus was hit, the planetarium burned out and was never rebuilt. The cinema itself sits 33.88 metres above street level on the tenth floor.