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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United Kingdom » England » Lambeth, London » BFI London IMAX Cinema

BFI London IMAX Cinema

Lambeth, London, England
1 Charlie Chaplin Walk, Waterloo
, Lambeth, London, England, United Kingdom SE1 8XR
(map)
+44.0.870.787.2525
Status: Open
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Unknown
Function: Movies, Movies (First Run)
Seats: 485
Chain: Independent
Architect: Bryan Avery
Firm: Avery Associates Architects
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Operated by the British Film Institute, the BFI London IMAX Cinema is housed in an unusual circular building which is glazed on the exterior. It is located in the centre of a busy traffic round-a-bout at the southern end of Waterloo Bridge and access is gained by under the road passages. The BFI London IMAX Cinema boasts it has the 'largest screen in the UK...the height of 5 double-decker buses'. It opened on 1st May 1999.

IMAX and 3D IMAX format films play in repertory programming and the cinema also features an increasing number of presentations of the latest releases, which are shown on the giant IMAX screen (but not in the IMAX format).

Related Websites

British Film Institute - IMAX (Official)
Contributed by Ken Roe

YOUR COMMENTS

 
1 Charlie Chaplin Walk. 477 seats. Here is a website.

posted by Lost Memory on May 22, 2007 at 4:55am
It could be 5 seats were removed to provide wheelchair space.

Incidently the IMAX Cinema was 'officially' opened by HRH Prince Charles on 11th June 1999. The screen measures 26m wide and is 20m high. There is a 11,600 watt digital sound system and the building is acoustically screened against traffic noise and also from noise from the underground (Tube) trains.
posted by KenRoe on May 22, 2007 at 7:36am
A photograph of the B.F.I. IMAX Cinema that I took in August 2002:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/509751593/
posted by KenRoe on May 22, 2007 at 9:40am
This is another photo of the IMAX Cinema. The year given for the photo is 2005.

posted by Lost Memory on Jul 7, 2008 at 3:55pm
The architect of the Imax was Bryan Avery. A series of photos taken in September 2008 (interior and exterior) can be found here:-

Exterior:-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/2832885004/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/2832048533/

Auditorium:-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/2832048391/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/2832884688/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/2832884612/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/2832048199/
posted by Ian on Sep 6, 2008 at 3:06am
This is another photo of a B.F.I. IMAX.

posted by Lost Memory on Feb 23, 2009 at 12:56pm
At night the BFI IMax is a eyecatching building in the centre of the roundabout.

April 2009
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/3453367923/
posted by Ian on Apr 19, 2009 at 1:35am
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