Cine Callao

	Cine Callao Cine Callao is a building located in Plaza de Callao in Madrid. It is a common venue for film premieres and press screenings. Designed by Luis Gutiérrez Soto, the facade features elements inspired by the Art Deco. The building was inaugurated on 11 December 1926. On 13 June 1929, it hosted the first screening in Spain of a film featuring synchronized speech, ''The Jazz Singer ''The Jazz Singer'' is a 1927 American musical drama film directed by Alan Crosland. It is the first feature-length motion picture with both synchronized recorded music score as well as lip-synchronous singing and speech (in several isolate ...''. In the 1970s, its basement housed the 'Xenon' discotheque. As of 2018, the building contained 2 film screens. It also features two large screens on its facade. References {{Spain-struct-stub Cinemas in Madrid Buildings and structures in Sol neighborhood, Madrid Art Deco architecture in Spain Plaza del Callao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Callao Square The Callao Square ( es, plaza del Callao) is located at the centre of the Spanish capital of Madrid. History and description Shaped in 1861, the square was formally opened in June 1866; its name remembers the May 1866 battle of Callao between the Spanish naval forces under the command of Casto Méndez Núñez and the Peruvian army. The square was substantially and aggressively reformed in the 21st century.; The reform removed nearly all elements present by that time, except the metro station access and a big tree, turning the square into a pedestrian A pedestrian is a person traveling on foot, whether walking or running. In modern times, the term usually refers to someone walking on a road or pavement, but this was not the case historically. The meaning of pedestrian is displayed with ... and homogeneous space, while adding a limited number of pieces of urban furniture. Conversely, big screens were added to the surrounding buildings. Located in a very commercial a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. Capital city of both Spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The city is situated on an elevated plain about from the closest seaside location. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters. The Madrid urban agglomeration has the second-large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Luis Gutiérrez Soto Luis Gutiérrez Soto (1900–1977) was a Spanish architect. He worked primarily in Madrid. Biography Born on 6 June 1900 in the , Madrid, Spain. After earning a degree in 1923, he became Chief Architect of the Ministry of Public Instruction, delivering a profuse number of projects of schools until 1929. His first noted project was the Cine Callao (1926). Once a follower of the rationalist architectural style, he reinvented himself during the Francoist dictatorship (1939–1975), adapting to the traditionalist aesthetics promoted by the regime, and became a representative of the neo-herrerian francoist style. He died in Madrid on 4 February 1977. He was buried in the Mingorrubio Cemetery in El Pardo El Pardo is a ward (''barrio'') of Madrid belonging to the district of Fuencarral-El Pardo. As of 2008 its population was of 3,656. History The ward was first mentioned in 1405 and in 1950 was an autonomous municipality of the Community of Madrid .... With a period of activity spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Qué! ''Qué!'' is a free weekly newspaper, published by Factoría de Información in Spain. Following the 2008 financial crisis, the newspaper decreased its circulation from being daily and distributed throughout the whole country, to being available only Fridays in Madrid. History ''Qué!'' was first published in 2005 and in just two years has become the free daily newspaper with the second highest readership (ahead of '' ADN'' and ''Metro''), with a 26% share of the advertising market. It has a workforce of 240 people and is, according to a survey by Ipsos Media on the free press, the best rated free daily. On 1 August 2007, ''Qué!'' joined Grupo Vocento reinforcing its position as a popular Spanish newspaper. Editions The paper is based in and distributes to Madrid. Localised editions of the paper are also available in: * Aragón * Barcelona * Bilbao * Castellón * La Rioja * Málaga * Oviedo * Seville * Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Art Deco Art Deco, short for the French ''Arts Décoratifs'', and sometimes just called Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in France in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s and 1930s. Through styling and design of the exterior and interior of anything from large structures to small objects, including how people look (clothing, fashion and jewelry), Art Deco has influenced bridges, buildings (from skyscrapers to cinemas), ships, ocean liners, trains, cars, trucks, buses, furniture, and everyday objects like radios and vacuum cleaners. It got its name after the 1925 Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) held in Paris. Art Deco combined modern styles with fine craftsmanship and rich materials. During its heyday, it represented luxury, glamour, exuberance, and faith in socia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]