Azadi Cinema Complex

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Coordinates: 35°43′41″N 51°24′58″E / 35.72806°N 51.41611°E / 35.72806; 51.41611
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Azadi Cinema Complex
Cinema
LocationIran Tehran, Iran
Coordinates35°43′41″N 51°24′58″E / 35.72806°N 51.41611°E / 35.72806; 51.41611
Opening1969 (rebuild in 2008)
Height
Roof60 m (200 ft)
Technical details
Floor count10
Floor area850 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

premieres
and various entertainment events.

History

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

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

  • 1997
    1997

Notes

  1. ^ "Tehran in Iranian Post-Revolutionary Films". Cinema Iranica. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  2. ISBN 978-0-8223-4877-1
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  3. ISBN 978-1-135-28309-4
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  4. ISBN 978-0-8223-4878-8
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  5. ISBN 978-1-5381-3905-9
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  6. ^ Azadi Cinema official website "وب سایت سینما آزادی". Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2010. "Azadi Cinema" accessed 2 January 2011.
    - "Azadi Cinema Complex". Iran Tour Organization. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  7. ^ BalaEddy, Prerna (2023-07-04). "Political Contestation around the "Football in Cinema" Project in Iran". Project on Middle East Political Science. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  8. ^ "Azadi Tower's cinematheque to open with "Oppenheimer"". Tehran Times. 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
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