Moscow Cinema ( hy, Մոսկվա կինոթատրոն ''Moskva kinotatron''), is a cinema hall in the

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, located at the Charles Aznavour Square, adjacent to

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History and structure

The cinema was opened in 1936 on the site of Saint Paul and Peter Church, which was demolished in the 1930s by the Soviet authorities. The building was designed by architects Tiran Terkanyan and Gevork Kochar. The theatre was opened on 12 December 1936 with its first ever show of the Soviet-Armenian movie ''

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''. In 1960, the building was redesigned by architects Gevork Kochar and Telman Gevorkyan. In 1983, the building was redeveloped when the facade was decorated with scenes of many famous Soviet-Armenian movies including ''Chabayev'', ''

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and ''Sayat Nova''. Moscow cinema at night (2)

The cinema was privatized in 1999. Following a major renovation, the cinema was reopened in September 2000. Moscow Cinema is the main venue of the

Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival The ''Golden Apricot'' Yerevan International Film Festival (GAIFF) ( hy, «Ոսկե Ծիրան» Երևանի միջազգային կինոփառատոն) is an annual film festival held in Yerevan, Armenia. The festival was founded in 2004 w ...

, an international film festival held in Yerevan every year since 2004. The square in front of the cinema is named after

Charles Aznavour Charles Aznavour ( , ; born Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian, hy, Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնավուրեան, ; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a French-Armenian singer, lyricist, actor and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his dist ...

as part of the celebrations of the 10th anniversary of Armenian independence in 2001. Currently, Moscow cinema has 4 theatre halls: the red hall with 491 seats, the blue hall with 350 seats, the small red hall with 49 seats and the gallery with 35 seats. The cinema has also an open-air theatre located at the eastern side of the building.

External links

Review of Moscow Cinema

About Moscow Cinema

References

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History and structure

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