Odeon may refer to:

Ancient Greek and Roman buildings

Odeon (building) Odeon or Odeum (, , lit. "singing place") is the name for several ancient Ancient Greece, Greek and Ancient Rome, Roman buildings built for musical activities such as singing, musical shows, and poetry competitions. Odeons were smaller than List o ...

, ancient Greek and Roman buildings built for singing exercises, musical shows and poetry competitions *

Odeon of Agrippa The Odeon of Agrippa was a large odeon located in the centre of the ancient Agora of Athens. It was built about 15 BC, occupying what had previously been open space in the centre of the Agora. It was a gift to the people of Athens by Marcus Vips ...

, Athens *

Odeon of Athens The Odeon of Athens or Odeon of Pericles in Athens was a odeon, built at the southeastern foot of the Acropolis in Athens, next to the entrance to the Theatre of Dionysus. History It was first built in 435 BC by Pericles for the musical contest ...

Odeon of Domitian The Odeon of Domitian was an ancient Roman building on the Campus Martius in Rome, used for plays and musical competitions and with room for an audience of 11,000. Begun by Domitian in imitation of Greek odeons (neighbouring his stadium to its ...

, Rome *

Odeon of Herodes Atticus The Odeon of Herodes Atticus (Greek: Ωδείο Ηρώδου του Αττικού; also called Herodeion or Herodion; Greek: Ηρώδειο) is a stone Roman theatre structure located on the southwest slope of the Acropolis of Athens, Greece. Th ...

, Athens *

Odeon of Lyon The Odeon of Lyon (french: Odéon antique de Lyon) is a small ancient Roman theatre (an odeon) near the summit of the Fourvière hill in Lyon, France. It forms a pair with the Ancient Theatre of Fourvière, one of only two such pairs in Gaul ( ...

, France * Odeon of Philippopolis, Plovdiv, Bulgaria *

Odeon theater (Amman) The Odeon is a small 500-seat theatre in Amman, Jordan. Not to be confused with the large Roman Theatre that stands right next to it, on the southern side of the Hashemite Plaza, while the Odeon stands on the east side of the Plaza. Description ...

, Jordan

Modern places of entertainment

Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe The Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe ( en, European Music Hall) (formerly the Théâtre de l'Odéon ( en, Music Hall)) is one of France's six national theatres. It is located at 2 rue Corneille in the 6th arrondissement of Paris on the left bank ...

, in Paris, France * Odeon Theatre (disambiguation), the name of several theatres *

Odeon Cinemas Odeon, stylised as ODEON, is a cinema brand name operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Norway, which along with UCI Cinemas and Nordic Cinema Group is part of the Odeon Cinemas Group subsidiary of AMC Theatres. It uses the famous name of ...

, a cinema brand name in the UK, Ireland and Norway **

Odeon Cinemas Group Odeon Cinemas Group is Europe's largest cinema operator. Through subsidiaries it has over 360 cinemas, with 2900 screens in 14 countries in Europe, 120 cinemas with 960 screens are in the UK. It receives more than 2.2 million guests per week. Od ...

Odeon Kino Odeon Kino (formerly SF Kino) is the largest cinema group in Norway with over 200 employees with cinemas in 10 cities. It is fully owned by AMC Theatres through Filmstaden AB. It changed its name from SF Kino to Odeon Kino after being purchased ...

, a cinema group in Norway **

Odeon Cinema, Barnet The Odeon Cinema, Great North Road (Great Britain), Great North Road, in the London Borough of Barnet is a grade II listed building. In 2015, the cinema was one of four purchased from Odeon by Everyman Cinemas. The cinema opened in 1935 and clo ...

, London, England **

Odeon Cinema, Bilston The Odeon Cinema (originally Wood's Picture Palace) is a former cinema in Bilston, West Midlands England. Built in 1921, it was a cinema until 1964. History The Wood family, who had shown films in Bilston Town Hall since 1910, built the cinema, ...

, England **

Odeon, Kingstanding The Odeon at Kingstanding, Birmingham, was a 1930s cinema in the Odeon chain. Though closed as a cinema in 1962, the building survives as a bingo hall, and is Grade II listed. History The cinema was constructed between 1935 and 1936 to a sy ...

, Birmingham, England **

Odeon Leeds-Bradford Odeon Leeds-Bradford Odeon Leeds-Bradford is a multiplex cinema at Gallagher Leisure Park, Thornbury, West Yorkshire, between the cities of Leeds and Bradford in England. It has 13 auditoria, ranging from 126 to 442 seats. All screens hav ...

, Bradford, England **

Former Odeon cinemas in Leeds Two Odeon cinemas were formerly located in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England: The Headrow Located at the junction of Briggate with the Headrow, the Odeon first opened as the Paramount Theatre with a showing of ''The Smiling Lieutenant'', ...

, England **

Odeon Leicester Square The Odeon Luxe Leicester Square is a prominent cinema building in the West End of London. Built in the Art Deco style and completed in 1937, the building has been continually altered in response to developments in cinema technology, and was the ...

, London, England **

Odeon Marble Arch The Odeon Marble Arch (known as the Regal from 1928 to 1945) was a cinema in London located opposite Marble Arch, at the top of Park Lane, with its main entrance on Edgware Road. It operated in various forms from 1928 to 2016, and is most famo ...

, London, England **

Odeon West End The Odeon Luxe West End is a two-screen cinema on the south side of Leicester Square, London. It has historically been used for smaller film premieres and hosting the annual BFI London Film Festival. The site is on an adjacent side of the squa ...

, Leicester Square, London, England **

Odeon Cinema, Manchester The Odeon Cinema, Manchester (originally known as the Paramount Theatre or the Paramount Cinema) was a former Odeon Cinema located on Oxford Street, Manchester, England. It was close to St. Peter’s Square, within the Civic Quarter of Manchester ...

, England **

Odeon Sheffield Odeon Sheffield is a multiplex cinema located at Arundel Gate in Sheffield city centre, South Yorkshire, England, adjacent to the city's O2 Academy. It is operated by Odeon Cinemas and has ten screens. Screen 1 is the largest, having 252 seat ...

, Sheffield, England **

Odeon Cinema, Weston-super-Mare The Odeon Cinema, Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England, is an art deco cinema building, designed by Thomas Cecil Howitt. Still largely intact and retaining its originally installed Compton organ, it is a Grade II listed building. Background Af ...

, England ** Birmingham Odeon, England ** Bradford Odeon, England **

Lewisham Odeon The Lewisham Odeon was a cinema located in Lewisham, London, England. It opened in 1932 as the Gaumont Palace with the films ''Westward Passage'' and ''The Midshipmaid''. With 3,050 seats it was among the UK's largest cinemas. The building reo ...

, London, England **

Newcastle Odeon Newcastle Odeon was a 2,602-seat cinema located at Pilgrim Street in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It opened as the Paramount Theatre in 1931 before being purchased by Odeon Cinemas Odeon, stylised as ODEON, is a cinema brand name operating in ...

, England *

Odeon Theatre, Hobart The Odeon Theatre (formerly known as The Strand Theatre) is a historic former cinema and live entertainment venue in the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. History The idea for a world-class theatre for the people of Tasmania was conceive ...

, Tasmania, Australia *

Odeon Events Centre Coors Event Centre is an events hall in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The centre contains several large rooms is used for concerts, banquets, and other special events. In 2009, the former theater was renovated and combined with the neighbo ...

, now Coors Event Centre, in Saskatoon, Canada * Odeon, Boston, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., 1835 – c. 1846 *

Odeon (Munich) The Odeon is a former concert hall in the Odeonsplatz in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, which is named after it. Built in the early 19th century to a design by Leo von Klenze and forming a counterpoint to the externally identical Palais Leuchtenberg, i ...

, a former concert hall in Munich, Germany *

Odeon Newport The former Newport Odeon, currently trading as The NEON, is a large Grade II listed building, listed building in the city of Newport, Wales, Newport, South Wales. It is located at the junction of Clarence Place and Chepstow Road on the east side ...

, now The NEON, in Newport, Wales *

Cineplex Odeon Cineplex Inc. (formerly Cineplex Galaxy) is a Canadian movie theatre and family entertainment centre chain headquartered in Toronto. The company was formed in 2003 via the acquisition of Loews Cineplex's Canadian operations (which included t ...

, a cinema theatre brand of Cineplex Entertainment **

List of Cineplex Entertainment movie theatres This is a list of Canadian movie theatres operated by Cineplex Entertainment under its under numerous brands, including Galaxy, Cineplex Odeon, SilverCity, Cinema City, Famous Players, Coliseum, Colossus, Scotiabank Theatre, Cineplex Cinemas, a ...

* Hammersmith Odeon, now the

Hammersmith Apollo The Hammersmith Apollo, currently called the Eventim Apollo for sponsorship reasons, and formerly known as the Hammersmith Odeon, is a live entertainment performance venue, originally built as a cinema called the Gaumont Palace. Located in Ham ...

, in London, England

Other uses

* ''Odeon'' (album), a 2013 music album by Tosca * "Odeon", a composition by

Ernesto Nazareth Ernesto Júlio de Nazareth (March 20, 1863 – February 1, 1934) was a Brazilian composer and pianist, especially noted for his creative Maxixe and Choro compositions. Influenced by a diverse set of rhythms like the polka, the habanera, and the ...

(1863–1934) * Odéon (Paris Métro), a station in Paris, France * Odeon Film, a German film production company *

Odeon Records Odeon Records is a record label founded in 1903 by Max Straus and Heinrich Zuntz of the International Talking Machine Company in Berlin, Germany. The label's name and logo come from the Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe in Paris. History Straus an ...

, a German record label *

Odeon Tower The Odeon Tower (french: Tour Odéon) is a double-skyscraper in the Principality of Monaco. It was the first high-rise in the city-state to be built since the 1980s (high constructions had been abandoned due to aesthetic concerns and criticism of ...

, a residential skyscraper in Monaco *

Odeon 24 ''Odeon 24'' was an Italian channel owned by Gold TV, a television network. Originally airing movies, news and weather bulletins, political debates and variety shows, the channel was bought by Primarete and became almost dedicated to infomercials, ...

, an Italian television network *

Cineplex Odeon Films Cineplex Odeon Films (later known as Odeon Films) was the film distribution unit of the Canadian cinema chain Cineplex Odeon Corporation. The company was originally named Pan-Canadian Film Distributors. In 1998, the company was sold off to Allianc ...

, or Odeon Films, a former film distributor

Ancient Greek and Roman buildings

Modern places of entertainment

Other uses

See also