{{Short description|Cinema in Yerevan, Armenia}} {{For|the building in Saint Petersburg|Moscow Cinema (Saint Petersburg)}} {{Infobox Venue | name = Moscow Cinema | image = 250px | image_caption = Moscow Cinema | nickname = | location = Abovyan Street<br />Yerevan, Armenia | coordinates = | type = Indoor theatre | broke_ground = | built = | opened = 12 December 1936 | renovated = | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | owner = | former_names = | seating_type = Reserved | seating_capacity = | website = [http://www.moscowcinema.com/?lang=en official site] }}
'''Moscow Cinema''' ({{langx|hy|Մոսկվա կինոթատրոն|Moskva kinotatron}}) is a cinema hall in the Armenian capital Yerevan. It is located in Charles Aznavour Square on Abovyan Street.
==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.<ref name="EurasiaMar10">{{cite web |last=Grigoryan |first=Marianna |title=Armenia: Yerevan Architectural Debate Pits Church against Preservationists |url=http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/civilsociety/articles/eav032510.shtml |work=Eurasianet |publisher=The Open Society Institute |access-date=4 April 2012 |date=24 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222135433/http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/civilsociety/articles/eav032510.shtml |archive-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The building was designed by architects Tiran Yerkanyan and Gevorg Kochar. The theatre was opened on 12 December 1936. Its first ever show was of the Soviet-Armenian movie ''Pepo''.
In 1960, the building was redesigned by architects Gevorg Kochar and Telman Gevorkyan. In 1983, the building was redeveloped when the facade was decorated with scenes of many famous Soviet-Armenian movies including ''Chapayev'', ''Pepo'', ''David Bek'' and ''Sayat Nova''. thumb|left|The cinema at night 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, an international film festival held in Yerevan every year since 2004.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ionesyan|first=Karine|title=Golden Apricot: Int’l film festival picking up pace in Yerevan|url=http://armenianow.com/arts_and_culture/24144/golden_apricot_film_festival_armenia|work=ArmeniaNow|access-date=4 April 2012|date=14 July 2010}}</ref> The square in front of the cinema was named after Charles Aznavour as part of the celebrations of the 10th anniversary of Armenian independence in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Armenians name square in Yerevan after famous French singer|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=BBAB&d_place=BBAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F97A4F961A60EF9&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|publisher=Noyan Tapan news agency|access-date=4 April 2012|date=24 September 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200015/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=BBAB&d_place=BBAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F97A4F961A60EF9&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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.
==See also== {{Portal|Cinema|Film}} * Armenian National Cinematheque * Cinema of Armenia
==External links== * [https://զնին.հայ/մոսկուա-կինոթատրոն/ Review of Moscow Cinema] * [https://avproduction.am/?ln=am&page=culture&id=3 About Moscow Cinema]
==References== {{reflist}} {{Yerevan landmarks}} {{Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival |state=expanded}}
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Category:Cinemas in Armenia Category:Theatres in Armenia Category:Movie palaces Category:Event venues established in 1936 Category:Buildings and structures in Yerevan Category:Tourist attractions in Yerevan