Kino Babylon, Berlin
Facts and practical information
The Kino Babylon is a cinema in the Mitte neighbourhood of Berlin and part of a listed building complex at Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz opposite the Volksbühne theatre. The building was erected 1928–29. It was designed by the architect Hans Poelzig in the Neue Sachlichkeit style. In 1948 the theatre was heavily renovated and served afterward as a speciality cinema for the German Democratic Republic. After the auditorium was closed because of the danger of collapse, it was restored from 1999 to 2001 in accordance with conservation guidelines. In 2002 the restoration was awarded the "German Award for Monument Protection". Since 2001 the Babylon has been used primarily as an arthouse cinema, as well as a venue for the Berlin Film Festival and musical and literary cultural events. Originally the cinema held an audience of 1200 in one auditorium, but now it is divided into two auditoriums with 450 seats and 70 seats respectively. ()
Kino Babylon – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Fernsehturm, Rotes Rathaus, DDR Museum, Neptunbrunnen.
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How to get to Kino Babylon by public transport?
Metro
- U Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz • Lines: U2 (4 min walk)
- U Weinmeisterstraße • Lines: U8 (7 min walk)
Tram
- S+U Alexanderplatz/Memhardstraße • Lines: M2 (5 min walk)
- U Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz • Lines: M8 (5 min walk)
Bus
- Alexanderplatz • Lines: 002, 057, 065, 070, 125, 1385, 170, 270, 370, N13, N1385, N232, N44, N70 (6 min walk)
Train
- Berlin Alexanderplatz (8 min walk)
- Berlin Friedrichstraße (29 min walk)