Man walking by Coliseum movie theater at Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 595 in Barcelona, one of the last single screen cinemas in the city with capacity for an audience of 1689 people. Conceived by architect Francisco de Paula Nebot in 1923 it has been run by Balaña movie chain since 1958. It used to be Paramount Pictures' showcase cinema during its golden years. The building is basically a theater at present with several plays on schedule. Check official site here (Spanish)
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
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very ol skool
ReplyDeleteCarlos, hermosisima imagen! Una belleza. El tono, la composicion, en fin una hermosura.
ReplyDeletebeautiful building and gorgeous photo
ReplyDeleteGood choice of black & white. Really like the way you showed the scale of the building.
ReplyDeleteThat's an awesome, monumental photo with the big marble pillars all shot in monochrome! Bravo, Carlos!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas