Capitol Theatre, Melbourne
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Capitol Theatre, Melbourne is a historic and architecturally significant cinema and performance venue renowned for its striking interior design by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Capitol Theatre, Melbourne canonical | 3 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinema
ⓘ
heritage-listed building ⓘ theatre building ⓘ |
| architect |
Marion Mahony Griffin
ⓘ
Walter Burley Griffin ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Art Deco
ⓘ
Prairie School-influenced design ⓘ |
| category |
cinemas in Melbourne
ⓘ
heritage buildings in Melbourne ⓘ theatres in Melbourne ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
balconies and stalls seating
ⓘ
complex coloured lighting system ⓘ foyer spaces ⓘ multi-faceted crystalline ceiling ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
festivals and special events
ⓘ
film screenings ⓘ theatrical performances ⓘ |
| heritageRegister | Victorian Heritage Register ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | heritage-listed in Victoria ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Melbourne
ⓘ
Melbourne ⓘ
surface form:
Melbourne CBD
Victoria (Australia) ⓘ
surface form:
Victoria, Australia
|
| locatedNear |
RMIT University
ⓘ
surface form:
RMIT University city campus
|
| locatedOn | Swanston Street ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historic cinema auditorium
ⓘ
innovative indirect lighting scheme ⓘ ornate interior plasterwork ⓘ striking geometric ceiling design ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf |
Marion Mahony Griffin
ⓘ
Walter Burley Griffin ⓘ |
| operator | RMIT University ⓘ |
| ownedBy | RMIT University ⓘ |
| significance |
landmark of early 20th-century cinema architecture in Australia
ⓘ
one of Melbourne’s most important early cinemas ⓘ |
| use |
cinema
ⓘ
event space ⓘ live performance venue ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.