Cinema Glory (Moscow)
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| Address | Moscow Russia |
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| Coordinates | 55°45′42″N 37°46′24″E / 55.7617°N 37.7733°E |
| Capacity | 800 people |
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| Closed | 2007 (burned) |
| Architect | Ivan Zholtovsky, Nikolay Sukoyan |
Cinema Glory (Russian: Кинотеатр Слава) was a Moscow theater[1] landmark in Moscow and Perovo District. It was set on fire twice; most recently on February 3, 2007 by an unidentified person. The theater remained closed thereafter. The cinema historically housed 2 auditoriums with a total of 440 seats. The cinema had 3 floors. The cinema also had rooms with a restaurant, pool tables, café and sushi bar.
History[edit]
Construction of Cinema Glory began in Moscow in 1954. The designs of the proposed cinema were completed by the Soviet architects - Ivan Zholtovsky,[2] Nikolay Sukoyan, V. Voskresensky and others. The construction of the theatre ended in 1958. In 2006 the theatre was closed and "Glory" was handed over to the tenants. The Cinema was leased for 49 years. The purchase price was 2.891 million rubles. In 2007, unknown persons set fire to the cinema and disappeared - burning it to the ground. In 2006, the cinema "Glory" was seized by armed men. The cause was a raider seizure, which triggered the city authorities against the tenants.
Fire[edit]
On February 3, 2007, around 12:00 P.M., unknown individuals lit a fire at the cinema.[3] About 40 fire brigades tried to put out the blaze. Two firefighters were injured. At 16:05 the same day, the fire was completely extinguished.[4]
In February 2007, unknown persons set fire to the cinema and disappeared - burning it to the ground. In 2006, the cinema "Glory" was seized by armed men. The cause was a raider seizure, which triggered the city authorities against the tenants. Since then, the theater was closed.
Capacity[edit]
Cinema Thank had 2 of the auditorium for 440 seats. In sum, both halls had a capacity of 880 people.
External description of the cinema[edit]
The Central part of the facade of the cinema "Glory" is more reminiscent of the main facade of the building Racing community, located in Moscow, Begovaya street, built in 1903-1905.
Reconstruction[edit]
Reconstruction of the burned in 2007 cinema Glory in its historical form[5] was planned in 2008.[6]
In 2009 appeared the decree of the Government of Moscow, which was donated to the operational management of the Department of cultural heritage.[7]
It was planned that the reconstruction was supposed to last until 2013. In 2013, company "World invest" has won the tender to lease the building for a period of 49 years on the program "a rouble for a meter",[8] but due to the commitments of the restoration contract was terminated. The building then stood empty and destroyed, a new stage of work not started.
In October 2017 the cinema was put up for auction[9][10] in November 2017 — sold at auction for 32,3 million roubles.[11][12] Restoration of buildings and arrangement in this cultural and leisure centre provides the LLC "Camellia", which became the investor of the project.[13]
Under the agreement, the investor will have to restore the building and adapt it for cultural and recreational center for the preservation, including the function of screening.[14][15]
In November 2017, the Moscow public figure Andrey Smagin wrote an appeal to the Moscow City Duma Deputy Aleksandr Smetanov about the restoration of the Cinema Glory, and after a while got an answer:[16]
Dear Andrey Maksimovic! Your treatment of me was prepared and sent a request to the head of the Department of cultural heritage of Moscow. The results of the consideration you will be informed.
On 7 November 2017, received a response from the Department of cultural heritage of Moscow about the restoration of the theater.[17]
On 4 December 2017, the district Council Perovo held a meeting, which was attended by: Aleksandr Smetanov, the head of Council Dmitry Plakhikh, head of the municipal education Andrey Tyurin and the investor of the cinema, which would be to restore it.[18][19][20][21]
References[edit]
- ^ "Cinema Glory. Soviet Architecture". Archived from the original on 2017-01-11. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
- ^ Ivan Zholtovsky - the man who built Moscow
- ^ Fire in cinema Glory
- ^ A fire in a movie theater extinguished
- ^ "The cinema "Glory" will return to its historical appearance" (in Russian). Retrieved 17 September 2008.
- ^ "Burnt cinema "Slava" in Moscow will recreate the historic appearance". RIA News (in Russian). Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "The Cinema "Glory", sh. Entuziastov, d. 58" (in Russian). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "The cinema "Glory" has leased for 49 years". vao.mos.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ "The cinema "Glory" will become a cultural and leisure centre". Official site of the mayor of Moscow (in Russian). Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Moscow authorities put up for auction the cinema "Glory"". Statements (in Russian). Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "The mayor sold the cinema "Glory"". VAO.RF (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "The mayor sold the cinema "Glory"". Red.msk.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Cinema "Slava" in Moscow went under the hammer for 32,3 million roubles". Izvestiya (in Russian). Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Moscow cinema "Glory" got a new owner". RIA News (in Russian). Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "In the cinema "Glory" return movie". Complex urban policy and construction of Moscow city (in Russian). Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "The answer of Aleksandr Smetanov about the restoration of the cinema" (in Russian). Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Response of the Department of cultural heritage about the restoration of the cinema" (in Russian). Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ ""Glory" is back in Perovo". VAO news (in Russian). Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "The cinema "Glory" on Highway of Enthusiasts will be reconstructed". Prefecture of the Eastern administrative district of Moscow (in Russian). Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "The cinema "Glory" on highway of Enthusiasts will be a cultural and leisure centre". Official website of the district Council Perovo (in Russian). Retrieved 11 December 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The cinema "Glory" on Highway of Enthusiasts will be reconstructed". the newspaper Eastern suburbs (in Russian). Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.