Historic Cinemas

Connected Sites: 11

WHS containing historic "purpose built" cinemas (i.e Not converted theatres etc). Defined as pre-1950. The cinema doesn't have to be currently operational but must preserve the majority of the original structure.

Connected Sites

Paramaribo

Suriname

Inscribed: 2002

2.38

42

3

"Tower Bioscoop" (1948) Heerenstraat (said in 2006 to be partly in use as offices with the auditorium only occasionally used)
See cinematreasures.org
Riga

Latvia

Inscribed: 1997

3.54

356

15

"Splendid Palace" (1923) Elizabetes iela 61
See www.splendidpalace.lv
St. Petersburg

Russia

Inscribed: 1990

4.19

268

9

"Aurora". (1913) Nevsky Prospect & "Dom Kino" / "Rodina" (1914/16) Karavannaya Ul
See www.pallada-afina.com
Rabat

Morocco

Inscribed: 2012

3.16

212

7

Cinéma Royal, built in 1930 and designed by Adrien Laforgue and Serge de Mazières
See www.minube.co.uk
Willemstad

Netherlands

Inscribed: 1997

3.03

80

4

"Cinelandia" (1941) Hendrikplein, Punda. Currently non operational
See www.docomomocuracao.org
White City of Tel-Aviv

Israel

Inscribed: 2003

2.43

210

11

"Esther" (1930/1) Dizzengoff Square (Now the "Cinema Hotel")
See cinematreasures.org
Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai

India

Inscribed: 2018

3.03

140

5

Regal and the Eros Cinemas
Stone Town of Zanzibar

Tanzania

Inscribed: 2000

3.42

146

7

Cine Afrique
Prague

Czechia

Inscribed: 1992

4.28

586

16

Lucerna Kino
See www.kinolucerna.cz
Great Spa Towns of Europe

Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom

Inscribed: 2021

3.28

442

16

Cinema Excelsior (1922) in Montecatini
Asmara

Eritrea

Inscribed: 2017

2.93

30

2

In particular Roma and Imperio. See -
See www.shabait.com