Ufa Gloria-Palast
Kurfurstendamm 10,
Berlin
10719
Kurfurstendamm 10,
Berlin
10719
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Address should be at 10, not 12-13, that is the new cinemas address, since changed to retail of course.
WWII photo – rather a scary one, around the time it was destroyed by bombs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/5009814262/
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)
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.