Cines Callao
Plaza Del Callao 3,
Madrid
28013
Plaza Del Callao 3,
Madrid
28013
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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.
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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:
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More photos of exterior,
2007: View link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nazaret/609266421/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jofrias/1888321903/
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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/
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2005: View link
2005: http://www.flickr.com/photos/flipao/61532764/
2004: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ghgomezl/293802728/
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Photographed as a single screen in 1995:
http://flickr.com/photos/yellowsummer/2223006124/
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?!
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A photo of Cine Callo from October 2009.
in 2007 also showing its stuning art deco neightbour which houses the Capitol Cinema
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/435193416/
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