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Rex Filmbühne | |
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| Address | Kipdorf 29 Wuppertal Germany |
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| Owner | Leo Häusler (1950) |
| Capacity | 494 [1] |
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| Opened | 1887 |
| Rebuilt | 1937 1950 |
| Architect | Hanns Rüttgers (1950) |
Rex-Theater is a historically protected theatre in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. [2]
In 1887, at the current location of the Rex Theatre, a restaurant and hotel with a large glass performance hall known as the "Salamander" was completed. The first film was shown in 1889, resulting in the Rex Theatre today claiming to be virtually the oldest cinema in the world. [3] In the twenties and thirties as films became a popular source of entertainment led the Salamander to be rebuilt as a movie theatre by architect Hans Becker. The Salamander was renamed the "Apollo Theatre" and opened September 24th, 1937. During World War II in 1943, Wuppertal was bombed several times. On the night of 24th-25th June 1943, the Apollo Theatre was destroyed by fire. [2]
In 1950, the owner, Leo Häusler, hired Düsseldorf architect Hanns Rüttgers to rebuild the destroyed theatre. The theatre was completed in 1951 and opened September 7th renamed to "Salamander-Filmbühne," a homage to the original concert hall. However, in 1954 the theatre changed its name again after a legal dispute with the shoe manufacturer Salamander to "Rex-Filmbühne" (Rex Film Stage). [2]
By the 1980s, television had forced many smaller theatres in Germany to close. The Rex Theatre became the only postwar theatre still open in Wuppertal. In 1999, the Rex Theatre was listed by the German government as a historically protected building under the German monument protection act. The theatre continues to operate until today. [2]
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