Architectural Light Sculpture info board, Phantom of Lichtburg, remembers the Cinema established by architect Rudolf Fränkel & Karl Wolffsohn in 1929
Architectural Light Sculpture, Phantom of Lichtburg, remembers the Cinema established by architect Rudolf Fränkel & Karl Wolffsohn in 1929 in the garden city of Atlantic Garden City in Gesundbrunnen,Berlin The Jewish architect Rudolf Fränkel built the Atlantic Garden City in the 1920s to offer workers affordable apartments. Karl Wolffsohn was a co-founder and from 1937 owner of the garden city Atlantic between Heidebrinker Straße, Bellermannstraße and Behmstraße. Wolffsohn, a pioneer of film journalism, established the modern “Lichtburg” 2000-seat cinema set up in the middle of the neighborhoob. Striking light columns on the façade attracted viewers. In the Nazi-era, Jewish Karl Wolffsohn had to flee and his property was expropriated. In 1949 he returned to Berlin and fought for the return of his garden city. He did not live to see this. He died in 1957, and in 1962 his son, Max, re-acquired the garden city but the Lichtburg was demolished in 1970.
Size: 4328px × 3462px
Location: Behmstrasse, Gesundbrunnen,Berlin,Germany
Photo credit: © Eden Breitz / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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