Marmorhaus

The Marmorhaus was a cinema that used to be located on the Kurfürstendamm in Berlin. Opened in 1913, it takes its name from a large marble façade. Designed by the architect Hugo Pál, the walls of the foyer and auditorium were decorated by the expressionist artist Cesar Klein.

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Type: Retail building
Description: former cinema in Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
Also known as: “Marmorhaus Lichtspiele”
Roof shape: hipped

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church and Breitscheidplatz.

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

Church

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The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, mostly known simply as the Memorial Church is a Protestant church affiliated with the Evangelical Church in Berlin, Brandenburg and Silesian Upper Lusatia, a regional body of the Protestant Church in Germany.

Breitscheidplatz

Square

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Breitscheidplatz is a major public square in the inner city of Berlin, Germany. Together with the Kurfürstendamm boulevard, it marks the centre of former West Berlin and the present-day City West. It is named after Rudolf Breitscheid. Breitscheidplatz is situated 110 metres northeast of Marmorhaus.

Berlin Zoologischer Garten Railway Station

Railway station

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Berlin Zoologischer Garten station is a railway station in Berlin, Germany. It is located on the Berlin Stadtbahn railway line in the Charlottenburg district, adjacent to the Berlin Zoo. Berlin Zoologischer Garten Railway Station is situated 390 metres north of Marmorhaus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include City West and Kielgan-Viertel.

City West

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City West is the heart of former West Berlin and even after reunification it represents the main retail centre of Berlin — all the best and most expensive shops are here.