Re: 3D theater in Austria?

[P3D Alexander Klein <klein@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

P3D Jamie Drouin <jdrouin@xxxxxxxx> writes:

>         Speaking with an artist-friend the other day, he remembered
> visiting a large circular 3D 'theater' in Austria sometime between 1930-40.
> He said that it was built within a larger library facility and that
> approximately 100 people sat around the perimeter looking into stereo
> viewers.  Every couple of minutes there would be a series of 'clicking'
> sounds and the images would change.  I assume that it was a long film strip
> which looped, an if you sat long enough you'd see all of the images. He
> remembers the seats were a deep red velvet with gold detailing, and the
> large theater was just as elaborately finished. Does anyone know what this
> would be and if it still exists?

This is called the "Kaiserpanorama", which was installed by August Fuhrmann.
We once had a huge article in split into two issues of 3D-Magazin.

The "Kaiserpanorama" usually had 25 seats, and showed a series of 50
views, which changed weekly. It was sort of the TV of our grandparents,
showing them distant countries. My grandfather, born in 1896, told me
about this device when I asked him about it. Unfortunately, he couldn't
remember that many details when I asked him about 4 years ago...

I doubt that any are left in Austria, but there are two or three here in
Germany, and one in Australia (Vic.). There's a club in Germany devoted
only to Kaiser-Panorama:

	Foerderverein fuer Kaiser-Panoramen e.V., Celle
	Karsten Haelbig
	Fridagsweg 9
	D-29223 Celle
	Germany
	phone +49 (5141) 34520 (add 6 hrs. to Eastern Time)

Tell 'em who sent you...

Alexander Klein


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