Marmorhaus

Marmorhaus in 2008, when it was a Zara store.

The Marmorhaus (English: Marble House) 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.

During the silent era it was a common venue for premieres of new films. These included The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Johannes Goth, The Woman in Heaven, The Head of Janus, Genuine, Four Around a Woman, Wandering Souls, and The Haunted Castle.

A view of the cinema in 1957.

Owned by the giant UFA company for many years, it was later developed into a multiplex.

In 2001 the cinema closed, and the property was sold to the Spanish retailer Zara, which remodeled it as a store. It has since been converted to a MUJI store.

References

  1. ↑ Kreimeier p.112
  2. ↑ Hardt p.50
  3. ↑ Hardt p.219
  4. ↑ Hardt p.219
  5. ↑ Hardt p.220
  6. ↑ Hardt p.220
  7. ↑ Hardt p.223
  8. ↑ Hardt p.223
  9. ↑ Kreimeier p.74
  10. ↑ "MUJI Berlin Ku'damm | MUJI". Archived from the original on 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Bibliography

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