▁as ▁an ▁exhibition ▁hall ▁by ▁architect ▁Carl ▁G ause ▁( 1 8 5 1 – 1 9 0 7 ), ▁an ▁al umn us ▁of ▁the ▁Bau ak adem ie ▁who ▁had ▁also ▁drawn ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁Hotel ▁Ad lon . ▁Like ▁the ▁Roman isches ▁Haus ▁nearby , ▁the ▁design ▁followed ▁the ▁model ▁of ▁the ▁Kaiser ▁Wilhelm ▁Memorial ▁Church ▁at ▁August e - V ikt oria - Pl atz ▁( present - day ▁Bre it scheid platz ), ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 – 1 8 9 5 ▁according ▁to ▁plans ▁by ▁Franz ▁Schwe chten . ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁" R oman es que ▁forum " ▁met ▁the ▁dem ands ▁of ▁Emperor ▁Wilhelm ▁II ▁who ▁even ▁set ▁gu idel ines ▁for ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁street light s ▁and ▁tram ▁power ▁lines . ▁Const ruction ▁work ▁took ▁place ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 6 ; ▁the ▁building ▁complex ▁initially ▁hosted ▁the ▁Aus stellung sh allen ▁am ▁Zo olog ischen ▁G arten ▁exhibition ▁h alls , ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁adjacent ▁Berlin ▁Z oo . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁Arthur ▁Bi ber feld ▁converted ▁the ▁western ▁hall ▁into ▁a ▁theatre . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 – 1 5 , ▁projection ▁facilities ▁were ▁installed ▁by ▁O sk ar ▁Kauf mann ▁for ▁the ▁première ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁Qu o ▁V ad is , ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁Italian ▁C ines ▁company , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1