Belgium

Art Deco cinemas and theatres in Belgium

Cinemas and entertainment halls from the 1920s and 1930s dot Belgium, from Kortrijk to Liège via Antwerp, Charleroi and Blankenberge. Liège’s Forum, Antwerp’s Roma and Charleroi’s Coliseum are among the largest.

5 stops · Duration nationwide · Distance multi-villes

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1. Bioscoop De Gouden Lanteern (Limelight)

   Richard Acke · 1921

   The De Gouden Lanteern cinema in Kortrijk, designed by Richard Acke in 1921 and listed as an Art Deco theatre by Cinema Treasures.

2. Cinéma Roma

   Alphonse Pauwels · 1927

   A cinema of 2,000 seats built in 1927 as a "performance hall with apartment floors" to plans by Alphonse Pauwels of Borgerhout.

3. Le Coliseum

   Jean Lejaer, Joseph André · 1925

   Theatre on rue de Marchienne in Charleroi, designed in 1918-1919 by the architect Jean Lejaer, author of the Forum in Liège, with the participation of Joseph André around 1924-1925

4. Casino de Blankenberge

   Léon Stynen, Raphaël Speybrouck & Gustaaf Van Sluys · 1934

   The casino was built in 1932-1934 by Léon Stynen with the Blankenberge architects Raphaël Speybrouck and Gustaaf Van Sluys.

5. Le Forum (salle de spectacle et cinéma Churchill)

   Jean Lejaer · 1922

   A large Art Deco entertainment hall built in 1921-1922 to plans by the architect Jean Lejaer for the company “La Comilière”.

Translated from the French original.