Teatro Adriano, Multiplex theatre near Palazzo di Giustizia, Rome, Italy.
Teatro Adriano is a multiplex cinema near the Palazzo di Giustizia featuring several screening rooms for different film productions. The building accommodates around 2,300 viewers across its halls and ranks among the larger entertainment venues in this part of Rome.
The theatre was rebuilt by Pio Gallas and Romeo Bisini to a design by Luigi Rolland on Piazza Cavour and inaugurated on 1 June 1898 with Ponchielli's La Gioconda conducted by Edoardo Mascheroni. An earlier wooden structure on another site burned down in May 1895. The new house mixed masonry with reinforced concrete, then a novel material, and its 1907 hall hosted a Masonic commemoration of Garibaldi's birth.
The name comes from Emperor Hadrian: a bronze-coloured medallion with his effigy, framed by symbols of Fame, once sat at the centre of the white-and-gold proscenium arch. The foyer was decorated in Louis XV style by Gaetano Brunacci, and the curtain painted by Leonida Liverani imitated an antique tapestry.
The best time to visit is on Wednesdays when discounted rates are available and the venue tends to be less crowded. The theatre sits in a central location with good access to public transportation, making it easy to reach.
The theatre's foyer displays small architectural details from the time of its opening in the late 1800s. These features often escape visitors who head straight into the screening rooms, but they reveal the craftsmanship of the original construction.
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