Cine Callao
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| Address | Plaza del Callao, 2 Madrid, Spain |
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| Coordinates | 40°25′12″N 3°42′22″W / 40.42°N 3.706°W |
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| Opened | 11 December 1926 |
| Architect | Luis Gutiérrez Soto |
Cine Callao is a building located in Plaza de Callao in Madrid. It is a common venue for film premieres and press screenings.[1][2]
Designed by Luis Gutiérrez Soto, the facade features elements inspired by the Art Deco.[3] The building was inaugurated on 11 December 1926.[4][5] On 13 June 1929, it hosted the first screening in Spain of a film featuring synchronized speech, The Jazz Singer.[1] In the 1970s, its basement housed the 'Xenon' discotheque.[5] As of 2018, the building contained 2 film screens.[5] It also features two large screens on its facade.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b c Tabera, Irene (18 August 2021). "Cines Callao: el templo del Art Decó en el que se proyectó la primera película de España". Qué!.
- ^ "El Cine Callao celebra sus 90 años con una gran fiesta que rendirá homenaje al Séptimo Arte". La Información. 7 December 2016.
- ^ López Díaz, Jesús (2009–2010). "La Gran Vía y la arquitectura española contemporánea" [The Gran Vía and the Spanish contemporary architecture] (PDF). Espacio, Tiempo y Forma, Serie VII, Historia del Arte. 22–23. Madrid: Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia: 316. doi:10.5944/etfvii.22-23.2009.1431. ISSN 1130-4715.
- ^ Baker, Edward (2008). "La Cinelandia de la Gran Vía madrileña" (PDF). Ayer. 72. ISSN 1134-2277.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Nace el Cine Callao, culto a la gran pantalla". Madridiario. 11 December 2018.
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