Pathé Buitenhof

Pathé Buitenhof is a cinema in The Hague, Netherlands, located at the Buitenhof and operated by Pathé Nederland. The venue is part of the Pathé cinema chain in the Netherlands, which operates multiple multiplexes and city cinemas across the country. The building itself dates from 1904 and was designed by architect Johan Mutters; it was originally built as a restaurant associated with the hotel "De Twee Steden," the former lodging house of Alkmaar and Enkhuizen, which was located at the Spui. The name of the restaurant "Des Deux Villes" still appears on the facade, along with sculpted coats of arms of Alkmaar and Enkhuizen made by Rien Hack, and wrought-iron balconies in the style of the Viennese Sezession. Cinema use of the site began in 1935, when a Cineac opened in the building under the name Cineac Het Vaderland. The venue underwent a thorough renovation in 1966 and the Cineac closed in 1995. In 2009, the hall with the ticket counter was converted into a café, with a restaurant on the first floor. The corridor that had been the cinema's exit became the entrance, and ticket sales moved to automated machines in the front hall and to the foyer counter. This café-restaurant, a branch of Maxime, went bankrupt in 2010 but made a restart. The Grand Café and Restaurant was continued under the historic name "Des Deux Villes." Today Pathé Buitenhof operates as a cinema within the Pathé Nederland network, offering film screenings in the center of The Hague. The venue combines its historic building fabric with modern cinema operations, and its location at the Buitenhof places it in the heart of the city. The cinema's history reflects the broader development of film exhibition in The Hague, from the Cineac newsreel theaters of the 1930s to contemporary multiplex and city cinema operations under the Pathé brand.

Pathé Buitenhof is a cinema in The Hague, Netherlands, at the Buitenhof, operated by Pathé Nederland. The building in which the cinema is housed dates from 1904 and was designed by architect Johan Mutters. It was originally built as a restaurant associated with the hotel "De Twee Steden," the former lodging house of Alkmaar and Enkhuizen, which was located at the Spui. The name of the restaurant "Des Deux Villes" still appears on the facade, and between the words are sculpted coats of arms of Alkmaar and Enkhuizen made by Rien Hack. The wrought-iron balconies were made in the style of the Viennese Sezession. On the first floor, before the war, the Bridgeclub Buitenhof was located. In 1935, a Cineac established itself in the building, called Cineac Het Vaderland. The venue was thoroughly renovated in 1966. The Cineac closed in 1995. In 2009, the hall with the ticket counter was converted into a café, with a restaurant on the first floor. The corridor that had been the cinema's exit became the entrance, and ticket sales moved to automated machines in the front hall and to the foyer counter. This café-restaurant, a branch of Maxime, went bankrupt in 2010 but made a restart. The Grand Café and Restaurant was continued under the historic name "Des Deux Villes." Almost simultaneously, in 1936, Cineac Lange Poten was founded at Lange Poten 41. In 1964, the name of that cinema was changed to Rex. Today, Pathé Buitenhof operates as part of the Pathé Nederland cinema chain, showing films in the center of The Hague.

• 2010

  The café-restaurant, a branch of Maxime, went bankrupt but made a restart; it continued under the historic name "Des Deux Villes."

• 2009

  The hall with the ticket counter was converted into a café, with a restaurant on the first floor; the exit corridor became the entrance.

• 1995

  The Cineac closed.

• 1966

  The venue was thoroughly renovated.

• 1964

  The name of Cineac Lange Poten was changed to Rex.

• 1936

  Cineac Lange Poten was founded at Lange Poten 41, almost simultaneously.

• 1935

  A Cineac established itself in the building, called Cineac Het Vaderland.

• 1904

  The building was constructed, designed by architect Johan Mutters, originally as a restaurant associated with the hotel "De Twee Steden."

City cinema in The Hague operated under the Pathé Nederland chain, combining a historic 1904 building with modern cinema operations.

• Film screenings

• Cinema tickets

• Café and restaurant services

1. 1Pathé Buitenhofwikidata.org
2. 2Pathé Buitenhofnl.wikipedia.org
3. 3Pathé Buitenhofpathe.nl