Silent Era : Theaters

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Slottsbiografen	Photograph: courtesy Nils Bingefors.
Address	Nedre Slottsgatan 6
Opening Night Seating Capacity	270
Original Theatre Owner	Hugo Plengiér
Original Theatre Architect	Victor Holmgren
Years of Operation	26 October 1914 to present
Type of Musical Accompaniment	Thought to have been a 3-person orchestra (including piano)
Current Status	Operating
The Slottsbiografen (The Castle Cinema) was built in 1914 upon the site of a building that previously housed the Upsala-Biografen (1906-1913). Decorative murals were painted by the artist Gusten Widerbäck. Among silent era audiences at the Slottsbiografen was a young Ingmar Bergman, his grandmother living just a block away from the theatre. The Slottsbiografen was restored from 1993 to 1996 to its original 1914 state, and is now protected as part of the national heritage in Sweden. References: Additional information provided by Nils Bingefors.