Ancien Cinéma Métropole

The "Palais du Cinéma" of Brussels, inaugurated on 27 October 1932 and designed by Adrien Blomme, assisted by R. Nicolas (plans of 1930). Its single 3,000-seat auditorium was, together with the Eldorado, the largest in the city. The façade has four storeys of alternating convex and concave glazing; the interior is decorated with marble, travertine and panelling. Above the screen is a monumental bas-relief, "The Dance", by the sculptor Ossip Zadkine. Divided into several screens in 1971, the former cinema has been entered on the legal heritage inventory since 2024.

Translated from the French original.