Kinoteatr Avrora, Movie theater and regional heritage site on Krasnaya Street, Krasnodar, Russia.
Kinoteatr Avrora is a wide-screen cinema on Krasnaya Street in Krasnodar, opened on 13 May 1967 to a design by the Sochi institute Giprokommunstroy, chief architect Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Serdyukov. Its canopy is built from I-beams 140 cm wide and 83 m long, the facade and sides are glazed with display windows of various sizes, and a high-voltage substation is built into the north side. In front stand fountains and the sculpture "Avrora", and inside are a large hall of 780 seats and a small hall of 80.
The building was commissioned on 13 May 1967, designed by the Sochi institute Giprokommunstroy with architect Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Serdyukov. The first screening on 14 May 1967 showed the film «Zalp Avrory». In 1981 it was designated an architectural monument, and since 29 January 2015 it has been closed for reconstruction, with work halted for lack of funds.
The cinema is named after the cruiser Aurora, whose blank shot signalled the 1917 revolution; fittingly, its first screening on 14 May 1967 was the film "Zalp Avrory" (Aurora's Salvo). In front of the facade stands the sculpture "Aurora", recognised as an art monument in 1975, and fountains run alongside it.
The building is located at number 169 Krasnaya Street in central Krasnodar and is easily accessible by foot or public transportation. Although the theater no longer operates as a cinema, the historic structure can still be viewed and photographed from the street.
The projecting canopy over the entrance is built from I-beams 140 cm wide and 83 m long, with an exhaust ventilation system mounted inside it at a height of 16 m. On the north side a high-voltage substation is built into the structure. The sculptural figure of Aurora in front of the facade was recognised as an art monument in 1975.
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