Azadi Cinema Complex
| Azadi Cinema Complex | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Cinema |
| Location | Iran Tehran, Iran |
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| Opening | 1969 (rebuild in 2008) |
| Height | |
| Roof | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 10 |
| Floor area | 850 m2 (9,100 sq ft) |
| References | |
| https://web.archive.org/web/20101226094252/http://www.cinema-azadi.com/Fa/Facilities.aspx?p=fs | |
Azadi Cinema Complex is a cineplex building located at Beheshti Street in Tehran. It is used for movie premieres and various entertainment events.
History
[edit | edit source]The cinema was inaugurated on 23 April 1969 as Shahre Farang Cinema.[citation needed] It was renamed Azadi Cinema in 1980. It had two screens.
Located on the Azadi Square,[1] the building caught fire on numerous occasions in 1976, 1990, and on 18 April 1997,[2] which caused its closure. Zeydabadi-Nejad writes, "Of particular importance among cinema halls was Azadi, one of the most popular in Tehran."[3] It hosted the Imposed War Film Festival in 1983.[4]
Reconstruction
[edit | edit source]The cinema was destroyed by a fire in 1998. The site was left vacant for 8 years.[5]
A new cineplex was opened, in 2008. Azadi Cinema Complex now has five screens, one with 600 seats and others with 200 each.[6] The complex is one of the major cineplexes in Tehran, with the one at Mellat Park.[7]
The building now hosts a Cinematheque and was described in the Tehran Times as follows: "It is one of the landmarks of Tehran, marking the west entrance to the city, and is part of the Azadi Cultural and Artistic Complex, which also includes an underground museum."[8]
Gallery
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