while the auditorium was destroyed in world war ii, the facade as well as the cinema survived and in 1951 was renamed the metropol. since 1977 it has been used as a discothèque and became a famous music club during the 1980s heyday of west berlin, frequented by bands like depeche mode, morrissey, the cross, the human league and front 242. for a short time in 2000 it was the location of the kitkatclub and in 2005 the architect hans kollhoff remodeled the interior as the "goya" night club.