Kino Moskwa, Movie theater on Puławska Street, Warsaw, Poland
Kino Moskwa is a movie theater located on Puławska Street that served as one of the largest film venues in post-war Warsaw. The building features a spacious entrance hall with stone lion sculptures created by artist Józef Trenarowski positioned at the front.
The cinema opened in 1950 and was designed by architects Kazimierz Marczewski and Stefan Putowski. It operated for nearly five decades until closing in 1996 as one of the city's major film venues.
The cinema was an important place for film culture in Warsaw, especially during Film Confrontations events where works from international film festivals were shown. These events attracted film enthusiasts who came to see contemporary artistic works from around the world in the 1970s and 1980s.
The main screening room held around one thousand viewers, making it one of the larger theater spaces of its era. The building's central location on Puławska Street made it accessible to audiences across the city.
Photographer Chris Niedenthal captured an armored vehicle positioned in front of the cinema displaying Apocalypse Now movie advertising during 1981 martial law. The image records a striking moment when commercial cinema promotion coexisted with military presence in the streets.
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