Cine Callao

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Cine Callao
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Cine Callao
Address Plaza del Callao, 2
Madrid, Spain
Coordinates 40°25′12″N3°42′22″W / 40.42°N 3.706°W / 40.42; -3.706
Construction
Opened11 December 1926 (1926-12-11)
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

  1. 1 2 3 Tabera, Irene (18 August 2021). "Cines Callao: el templo del Art Decó en el que se proyectó la primera película de España". Qué! .
  2. ↑ "El Cine Callao celebra sus 90 años con una gran fiesta que rendirá homenaje al Séptimo Arte". La Información. 7 December 2016.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Baker, Edward (2008). "La Cinelandia de la Gran Vía madrileña" (PDF). Ayer. 72. ISSN   1134-2277.
  5. 1 2 3 "Nace el Cine Callao, culto a la gran pantalla". Madridiario. 11 December 2018.


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