Cinema Impero
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Cinema Impero is a prominent Art Deco-style movie theater in Asmara, Eritrea, celebrated as one of the city’s most iconic architectural landmarks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cinema Impero canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Art Deco architecture
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building ⓘ movie theater ⓘ |
| architecturalMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Art Deco ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Italian colonial architecture in Eritrea ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Italian colonial period in Eritrea ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Eritrea ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Asmara’s modernist urban identity ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
decorative lighting
ⓘ
large central entrance ⓘ marquee ⓘ ornamental reliefs ⓘ vertical tower element ⓘ |
| hasPart |
balcony seating
ⓘ
projection room ⓘ stage ⓘ ticket hall ⓘ |
| hasSeating | auditorium ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Asmara: A Modernist African City ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected modernist building in Asmara ⓘ |
| inception | 1937 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Harnet Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Asmara ⓘ |
| mediaTypeShown | films ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Impero (Italian for Empire) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Art Deco façade
ⓘ
neon signage ⓘ streamlined geometric forms ⓘ symmetrical composition ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1937 ⓘ |
| partOf | Asmara: A Modernist African City ⓘ |
| preservation | largely intact original façade ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | outstanding example of early modernist architecture in Africa ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| region | Maekel Region ⓘ |
| significance |
iconic landmark of Asmara
ⓘ
important example of Italian modernist architecture in Africa ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Harnet Avenue, Asmara ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Italian East Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian East Africa era
|
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | yes ⓘ |
| use |
cinema
ⓘ
cultural venue ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.