Union theater kurfürstendamm [Berlin]
Theatre building in Berlin, Germany, opened 1913
bouwwerk in Berlijn, Duitsland
Union theater kurfürstendamm
Cinema, built 1912-1913 as Union-Palast by Nentwich and Simon. The complex included a 850-seat cinema and a concert café. Opened with Max Reinhardt's movie Die Insel der Seligen. 1924 renamed UFA-Palast, later UFA-Theater. 1945 renovated and renamed Haus Wien (also known as Filmbühne Wien). 1953 exterior and interior rebuilding. 1979-1983 conversion into seven smaller cinema halls. Closed 26 Apr 2000. Subsequently used as an art gallery and (since 2013) as a retail store.