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Home » Theater Guide » Location » Spain » Madrid » Cines Callao
Also known as Cine Callo

Cines Callao

Madrid, Spain
Plaza Del Callao 3
, Madrid 28013 Spain
(map)
+34.915.225.801
Status: Open
Screens: Twin
Style: Art Deco
Function: Movies (First Run)
Seats: 1530
Chain: Independent
Architect: Luis Gutierrez Soto
Firm: Unknown
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The Cine Callao, designed by architect Luis Gutierrez Soto in a 'Classical' style and constructed from 1925 to 1927, is one of the famed movie palaces of the Gran Via. It has a prominent corner site and was originally built as a twin theatre, with a second 'open air' auditorium on the roof, which has been closed for many years.

The interior was re-modeled in the late 1950's or early 1960's in an Art Deco style which swept away the former Classical interior. In the 1990's, when I visited, there were 1,147 seats including two balconies. On the main floor seating, I counted 30 rows of 24 seats, but I didn't visit the closed balcony. I'm not sure if the balcony is where the second screen is. As of 2007, auditorium 1 has 1,101 seats and auditorium 2 has 429 seats.
Contributed by Howard B Haas

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A view from the Metro station entrance, across the street:
http://flickr.com/photos/ojosdetrapo/971726477/
A full view, as seen in April 2007:
http://flickr.com/photos/hikarisuperexpress/475918658/
posted by KenRoe on Nov 19, 2007 at 4:19pm
More photos of exterior,
2007: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pichulin84/1507050546/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nazaret/609266421/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jofrias/1888321903/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/defenestr8or/1437996819/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hanneorla/465469801/

Close up of exterior decoration:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jofrias/1888322831/

2006 photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/petezin/153160483/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pichulin84/1507050546/

2005: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ojosdetrapo/1894342265/
2005: http://www.flickr.com/photos/flipao/61532764/
2004: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ghgomezl/293802728/
view from above: http://www.flickr.com/photos/losmininos/2040539916/

posted by HowardBHaas on Nov 19, 2007 at 4:38pm
Photographed as a single screen in 1995:
http://flickr.com/photos/yellowsummer/2223006124/
posted by KenRoe on Jan 27, 2008 at 4:33pm
Here's a postcard in my collection from 1954 with the Cine Callao on it, as well as another one, but which one is it?!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pulp-o-rama/2425224370/in/set-72057594136514700/
posted by Roloff on Apr 19, 2008 at 4:18am
A photo of Cine Callo from October 2009.
posted by Bob of Truus, Bob & Jan Too! on Oct 31, 2009 at 3:20am
in 2007 also showing its stuning art deco neightbour which houses the Capitol Cinema
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/435193416/
posted by woody on Oct 31, 2009 at 10:22am
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