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Theater Tuschinski
Theater Tuschinski
	The entrance of Theater Tuschinski in 2006
Alternative names	Pathé Tuschinski
General information
Type	Movie theater
Architectural style	Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Amsterdam School
Location	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Address	Reguliersbreestraat 26-28
Coordinates	52°21′58″N 4°53′41″E / 52.36619°N 4.894596°E
Current tenants	Pathé
Construction started	1919
Completed	1921
Inaugurated	28 October 1921
Renovated	2000–2002
Cost	ca. ƒ 4,000,000
Client	Abraham Icek Tuschinski
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Hijman Louis de Jong
Renovating team
Renovating firm	Rappange & Partners
References
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Pathé Tuschinski is a movie theater in the Netherlands in Amsterdam commissioned by Abraham Icek Tuschinski in 1921 at a cost of 4 million guilders. The interior and exterior are a spectacular mix of styles, as designed by Hijman Louis de Jong; Amsterdam School, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau and Art Deco. The main auditorium hosts many premieres of Dutch films. It is considered as one of the most beautiful cinemas in the world.

The building contains Asian influences and the lobby was designed in a way to offer theatergoers the feeling that they are stepping into an illusion. The Tuschinski's main auditorium has served as both a movie theater and a live performance space since its opening. In addition to a film screen, it also contains a stage and an organ.

When it first opened, the theater contained electro-technical features, then considered revolutionary. Its unique heating and ventilation system kept the temperature even throughout the building. In 1940 a Wurlitzer- Strunk theatre organ was installed, consecutively to a Wurlitzer model 160.

During the Second World War (1940–1945) the theatre was given the (non-Jewish) name 'Tivoli'.

Between 1998 and 2002, the theater was renovated in its original style. It was also expanded, with a new, more modern wing that connects to the original building via a corridor. The new wing added three extra auditoriums to the Tuschinksi.

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-'''Pathé Tuschinski''' is a [[Movie theaters in the Netherlands|movie theater in the Netherlands]], in [[Amsterdam]], originally exploited by [[Abraham Icek Tuschinski]], who had it built in 1921 at a cost of 4 million [[guilders]], in a spectacular mix of styles, as designed by Hijman Louis de Jong; [[Amsterdam School]], [[Jugendstil]], [[Art Nouveau]] and [[Art Deco]]. The main auditorium is usually the one in which movies premiere in the Netherlands.
+'''Pathé Tuschinski''' is a [[Movie theaters in the Netherlands|movie theater in the Netherlands]] in [[Amsterdam]] commissioned by [[Abraham Icek Tuschinski]] in 1921 at a cost of 4 million [[guilders]]. The interior and exterior are a spectacular mix of styles, as designed by Hijman Louis de Jong; [[Amsterdam School]], [[Jugendstil]], [[Art Nouveau]] and [[Art Deco]]. The main auditorium hosts many premieres of Dutch films. It is considered as one of the most beautiful cinemas in the world.
+The building contains Asian influences and the lobby was designed in a way to offer theatergoers the feeling that they are stepping into an illusion. The Tuschinski's main auditorium has served as both a movie theater and a live performance space since its opening. In addition to a film screen, it also contains a stage and an organ.
-It is considered as one of the most beautiful cinemas in the world.
+When it first opened, the theater contained electro-technical features, then considered revolutionary. Its unique heating and ventilation system kept the temperature even throughout the building. In 1940 a [[Wurlitzer]]- Strunk [[theatre organ]] was installed, consecutively to a Wurlitzer model 160.
-The bulding has oriental influences, and was designed to help people get a feeling that they were being led into an illusion. The main auditorium was originally not designed just as a movie theatre and still has a stage and organ, on which performances are still given.
-The theatre was not only special in terms of architecture and decoration, but also electrotechnically, with revolutionary heating and ventilation, which kept the temperature even throughout the building. In 1940 a [[Wurlitzer]]- Strunk [[theatre organ]] was installed, consecutively to a Wurlitzer model 160.
 During the Second World War (1940–1945) the theatre was given the (non-Jewish) name 'Tivoli'.
-From 1998 to 2002 the whole theatre was renovated in its original style. At this time it was also expanded, with a new modern-looking wing that is connected to the old building via a corridor. The new wing added 3 extra auditoria to the theatre.
+Between 1998 and 2002, the theater was renovated in its original style. It was also expanded, with a new, more modern wing that connects to the original building via a corridor. The new wing added three extra auditoriums to the Tuschinksi.
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