Bergakungen, Cinema complex in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Bergakungen is a cinema complex in Gothenburg built into a rocky hillside, containing 14 separate theaters with a total capacity of around 2,260 seats. The facility offers different theater types including an IMAX auditorium and specialized screening rooms equipped with modern projection technology.
Architect Håkan Cullberg first proposed a cinema for Lorensbergsparken, then in 1989 a deeper hall under the Gothenburg Concert Hall; city councillor Göran Johansson backed the 350–450 million kronor scheme, but it collapsed before blasting. The site moved to Burgårdsparken beside the Norwegian Seamen's Church, where the first sod was turned in August 2004 and the cinema opened on 18 November 2006.
The name Bergakungen, "Mountain King", refers to the halls blasted into the rock beneath Burgårdsparken. The restaurant is named after Danilo, the set designer of Federico Fellini. Queen Silvia attended the opening on 18 November 2006, when the Mölndal Parade Orchestra played.
The building is easy to access and offers facilities for visitors with different mobility needs. Plan ahead for which film and time works best for you, since multiple movies play at the same time.
The complex is largely blasted into the rock beneath Burgårdsparken, next to the Norwegian Seamen's Church; those works delayed construction. Its main auditorium, Salong 1, has Sweden's fourth-largest screen at 18 by 8 metres and 421 seats. In late 2019 Salong 2 became Filmstaden's second IMAX hall, with 214 recliner seats and two laser projectors.
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