Condes Cinema
Avenida da Liberdade 2,
Lisbon
1250
Avenida da Liberdade 2,
Lisbon
1250
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Additional Info
Architects: Raul Tojal
Functions: Restaurant
Styles: Streamline Moderne
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The Condes Cinema opened in 1951. It was designed by architect Raul Tojal within the shell of the earlier Teatro da Rua dos Condos of 1888.
Its simple Art Moderne styled auditorium was tall and had seating on orchestra level and two balconies. Exit doors on the right hand side of the orchestra level opened up straight onto the street.
The Condes Cinema was equipped for 70mm film presentation.
After closing in the late-1990’s it lay unused for a while until it was converted into a Hard Rock Cafe which opened on 15th June 2003. The exterior facade of the building has been cleaned up and restored, but sadly the conversion gutted the interior of the cinema, removing all traces of its decorative scheme.
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A link to a photo of the building now as a Hard Rock Cafe:
http://www.hrclisbon.eu.tt/
Here is a close-up view of decorative detail on the facade of the former Condes Cinema:
http://flickr.com/photos/43633094@N00/117376986/
Another view on the facade of that cinema:
View link
Photo as Hard Rock Cafe:
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I saw Broken Arrow in 1996. Then: vertical curtain (goes up & down). 2 balconies.
Photo from 1985 here:–
CINE CONDES