Apollo Cinema

Apollo Cinema was the second cinema established in Timișoara, following the first one in Cetate. Known as the "Theatre of Moving Images," the Cetate cinema was built in 1908, while Apollo Cinema opened its doors in 1909. It was located in Coronini Park, within the Fabric district, an area now known as Queen Marie Park. The building was designed by architect Josef Ecker Jr. and opened on 4 May 1909. Josef Ecker Jr., who also designed Timișoara's first cinema, retained ownership of that one, while the Apollo Cinema was handed over to architect Georg Pflum for management. Together, Ecker and Pflum acquired the land from the city hall and then divided the cinemas between them. Although the city…