Gamla bíó [Reykjavik]
type: Item
label: Gamla bíó
alternative label: the Old Cinema
alternative label: Reykjavíkur Biograftheater @is
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Iceland
City: Reykjavik
Building date: 1926-01-01T00:00:00Z
context: It was built by the Danish entrepreneur Peter Petersen in 1926, who in a very colonial-overlord sort of way, named it Reykjavíkur Biograftheater, and built an apartment for himself on the top floor. The first movie to be screened there was the 1925 epic, ‘Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ,’ which stars Ramon Novarro. In 1980, the old hall ceased being a cinema and came to house the Icelandic Opera. Now, with opera performances having moved to Harpa, it hosts concerts and conferences, and Petersen’s apartment has been turned into the rooftop terrace bar, Petersen Svítan.
Wikidata source: Q16424796
Capacity: 602
Capacity: 479
Source URL: Gamla bíó
Source URL: en
Redevelopment date: 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z
opening date: 1982-01-09T00:00:00Z
Web: www.gamlabio.is
GPS: Point(-21.9338 64.1471)
Address: Ingólfsstræti 2a