Ufa Gloria Palast
Kurfurstendamm 12-13, Charlottenburg,
Berlin
10719
Kurfurstendamm 12-13, Charlottenburg,
Berlin
10719
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Ufa’s main premiere theater in Berlin, the Ufa Gloria Palast opened on 26th January 1926 and was designed in a Gothic style by architects Ernst Lessing and Max Bremer. It had a seating capacity of 1,200. The cinema was the site of the first German ‘talkie’, and site of the first showing of the classic ‘Der blaue Engel’.
It was destroyed by allied bombs in 1943, leaving just the ruins of the outer walls.
A new cinema was built on the site in 1948. Designed by architects Siegfried Fehr and Gerhard Jackel in a typical post-war ‘modern’ style. It was re-modeled in 1971 when a second screen was formed out of the basement, named the Gloriette. In 1986 it was re-modeled again. It closed on 15th August 1998 and was converted into a retail clothing store.
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The architects of the original Ufa Gloria Palast were Ernst Lessing and Max Bremer who designed a magnificent Gothic styled cinema that seated 1,200. As stated above, this was sadly destroyed by bombs in 1943
The new Gloria Palast was an entirely different building on the same site, contained within an apartment building that was constructed in 1953. The cinema was upstairs on the first floor and was designed by Siegfred Fehr and Gerhard Jackel. It was a single floor cinema (with no balcony) and seated 954. There was also a small 190 seat cinema in the basement which was called the Gloriette.
Both screens closed on 6th August 1998 and were immediately stripped out. It was converted into a Benetton clothing store, but being a Listed building, many of the original decorative features have been retained.
More infos and photographs on this theater (and many others) can be found on the German language only Berlin Movie Theater Guide – www.kinokompendium.de: Gloria Palast & Gloriette (1948 – August 15th 1998)
photos taken april 2009, the exterior still has the appearance of being a cinema, a lot of the lobby detail remains but i could not find any trace of the auditorium decor
exterior
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3484365818/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3483546497/
front doors and canopy
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3484370822/
lobby stairs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3483561001/
a fabulous 70’s GDR postcard i found in a fleamarket in Berlin showing the Gloria Palast
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3546102425/
WWII photo – rather a scary one, around the time it was destroyed by bombs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/5009814262/