Ракета, Cinema complex in Minsk, Belarus.
The Raketa is a wide-screen cinema at per. Rabochy 3, about 500 metres from Proletarskaya metro station. It has two halls with soft seats: the main hall seats 254, and the VIP hall has 45 bean-bag chairs. The lobby holds the Blockbuster cinema bar and the Zhadina-govyadina cafe.
The Raketa opened in 1957 in the settlement of the bicycle factory, built to a standard design with a single 506-seat hall; a motorbike and bicycle factory exhibition ran on the second floor. After restoration it reopened on 14 November 2013 with new seats, wider aisles and digital projection, and its neon sign was replaced by a plastic one keeping the original lettering. It was closed from 16 April to 24 September 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
From 2012 until 1 October 2019 the small hall hosted the Cinemascope project, screening art-house and classic films in their original language, including silent films. The collaboration ended on the initiative of the management of Kinovideoprokat. The small hall now shows non-commercial and classic cinema.
The cinema stands at per. Rabochy 3, about 500 metres from Proletarskaya metro station. It has two halls: the central hall with 254 seats and a 45-seat VIP hall with bean-bag chairs. The cinema closed from 16 April to 24 September 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The second hall features bean bag seating instead of traditional cinema chairs, creating an unusually comfortable viewing environment. This cozy setup appeals to viewers who want to sink into soft cushions while watching films.
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