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Urania National Film Theatre – Budapest, Hungary

The Urania National Film Theatre was built in 1896 in the Venetian gothic and eastern Moorish styles. It was first home to a cabaret, then the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and in 1901 the first Hungarian feature film was shot on its rooftop. It has now operated as a cinema for more than 100 years. urania-nf.hu Dori, @tundebr

The Capitole – Lausanne, Switzerland

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