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20 Most Legendary and Unique Movie Houses

GRAUMAN’S CHINESE THEATER, Los AngelesHIGH END 54, BerlinODEON LEICESTER SQUARE, LondonEUROPA PANTHEON, ParisTUSCHINSKI CINEMA, AmsterdamBABYLON KINO, Berlin

SENATOR THEATRE, Baltimore

There are three things that make the Senator Theatre a legend. Firstly, it does not admit children under the age of five and offers a special sound-proof...

ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMA DOWNTOWN, Austin

The Alamo Drafthouse independent cinema is a truly unique film venue: in front of each row there is a long table, making it possible to enjoy the served drinks...

GRAUMAN’S CHINESE THEATER, Los Angeles

The Hollywood Chinese Theatre, undoubtedly the world's most famous cinema, is something of a mecca for the pilgrims of the film world...

TUSCHINSKI CINEMA, Amsterdam

Not only is the giant and opulent Tuschinski cinema with its unique décor one of Amsterdam's favourite buildings - it is also easily one of the most beautiful...

CINEMA AZZURO SCIPIONI, Rome

Located a stone's throw from St Peter's Basilica (Basilica di San Pietro) and the Vatican, the Azzurro Scipioni independent art house picture theatre...

LA PAGODE, Paris

La Pagode, one of the secret gems of Paris, is also the most unusual movie theatre in the city. Constructed in the early 1900s, the Japanese...

LE GRAND REX, Paris

With its 2750 seats, Le Grand Rex still boasts the largest auditorium in Paris and the whole of Europe. The film theatre...

AUBIN CINEMA, London

The intimate 47-seat cinema in the basement of the Aubin & Wills concept store opened in May 2010, offering an exclusive film-watching experience...

ODEON LEICESTER SQUARE, London

While Odeon Leicester Square is, of course, one of London's largest film theatres, the place owes its great popularity to the film...

DELPHI FILMPALAST AM ZOO, Berlin

Delphi Filmpalast, one of the opulent old-time movie theatres in West Berlin, is currently one of the most popular cinema centres in Germany...

CASTRO THEATRE, San Francisco

The imposing building of the Castro Theatre - a 1922 Spanish Renaissance-style edifice featuring Moorish and Art Deco elements...

FILM FORUM, New York City

One of the best picture theatres in New York, at this address since 1989. Film Forum runs screenings of independent and festival films, as well as...

ZEFYROS OUTDOOR CINEMA, Athens

Among the countless open-air cinemas in the city, Zefyros holds a special place - largely due to its being located in Petralona...

CINEMA NUOVO OLIMPIA, Rome

This small Roman cinema is well-hidden in the heart of the city, in the narrow Via in Lucina. The building originally housed a music-hall and Teatro Olympia...

CINEMA METROPOLITAN, Rome

For decades the four-auditoria Metropolitan, located at the beginning of Via del Corso, just off Piazza del Popolo, has been serving as one of the main film...

STUDIO 28, Paris

The small Studio 28 in Montmartre, located within spitting distance from Moulin Rouge, caught wider public attention thanks to the fact that it was used...

EUROPA PANTHEON, Paris

Europa Pantheon, the oldest still-functioning film theatre in Paris, opened in 1907. Following the era of the silent movies, it was the first Parisian...

ELECTRIC CINEMA, London

The Notting Hill film theatre, opened in 1910, was one of the first British buildings constructed specifically for the purpose of screening motion pictures...

HIGH END 54, Berlin

High End 54 is housed in a 1906 building of a shopping centre. The impressive-looking stone façade still features bullet holes dating from World War II...

BABYLON KINO, Berlin

Located in Rosa Luxemburg Street next door to the Volksbühne theatre building, Kino Babylon is one of the independent picture theatres in the territory...