Since the ribbon was cut in 1909, this legendary Rotterdam cinema has had bit-part roles as a music venue, a theatre and even as a hospital. Renovated in 2016, when it reopened as KINO, it now houses four cinemas, a bar and a restaurant. The film selection tends to veer towards the daring.
KINO
Rotterdam
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