Berlin Wintergarten theatre

Berlin Wintergarten theatre
July 1940
Location Berlin, Germany
Type Theatre
Construction
Opened 1887
Demolished June 1944
Wintergarten, Potsdamer Strasse, 2010

The Berlin Wintergarten theatre was a large variety theatre in Berlin-Mitte.[1]

It opened in 1887 and was destroyed by bombs in June 1944.[2]

The name was taken on by a theatre in Potsdamer Strasse in 1992.

The Skladanowsky brothers showcased the first short movie presentation ever at the theatre in 1895, making it the first movie theater in history.

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Coordinates: 52°30′08″N 13°21′52″E / 52.50222°N 13.36444°E / 52.50222; 13.36444

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