Ceintuur Theater, Amsterdam - facade

One of the prettiest purpose-built cinema theatres in The Netherlands, the Ceintuur Theater was erected in 1921, designed by architect Willem Noorlander. It was also one of the first buildings in Amsterdam to be constructed of enforced concrete. This not only allowed for a stunning Art Deco facade, but also a balcony that didn't need support from view-obstructing beams or columns. The cinema opened on April 2nd, 1921. The last show was on the 30th of December, 1976.
In Photoshop I've painstakingly removed all the tram's powerlines that were obscuring this masterpiece, which is my favorite theatre (architecture wise), with the Tuschinski.

In 2004 the building got a national monumental status (Rijksmonument), #527853.

Comments and faves

  1. stagedoor (61 months ago | reply)

    The front has been nicely restored since I took my pictures of it. Great photo, thanks for adding it to Cinema Architecture.

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  3. kori bustard (61 months ago | reply)

    Erg mooi Roloff! Wat zou het toch leuk zijn als er weer een bioscoop in dit prachtige gebouw zou komen.

  4. Roloff (61 months ago | reply)

    Dat zou erg leuk zijn, alleen zit er al een bioscoop met 3 zalen vlakbij zoals je weet. Dat is wel erg dicht bijelkaar in deze tijd.. Stagedoor: I think it's not that different inyour picture, just a lot cleaner!

  5. SFHandyman (61 months ago | reply)

    Good job removing the tram lines. Thanks for that. This is a truly unique and beautiful facade. I don't think it really fits in Streamline Moderne. To me the building itself is actually more Art Deco with a lot of Art Moderne thrown in. The three central pylons would fit nicely on a Streamline Moderne building. Maybe there are some different opinions. Thanks for letting us see it and capturing this great building.

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  7. Roloff (61 months ago | reply)

    Thanks Handy, perhaps I should study the Streamline Moderne design more!

  8. SFHandyman (61 months ago | reply)

    I'm very happy to have seen it. If you want to understand Streamline Moderne Design, we have several great posts in our Discussions at the group. It will make it all clear to you and easy to pick out in the future.

  9. playwright_bo (57 months ago | reply)

    cool

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    Metropol 21, srw1961, RUAMPS ©, and m_mahard added this photo to their favorites.

  11. www.illurama.nl (41 months ago | reply)

    ik woon hier om de hoek, en dit is 1 vd mooiste panden uit de buurt. Ik vind het altijd zo jammer dat er zo'n lelijke winkel in zit..

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    marisofie020 added this photo to his favorites. (38 months ago)

  13. clascaris (36 months ago | reply)

    I took some of the wrought iron on this building.Great shot ,and did you want to add these to the Amsterdamse School/Art Deco and Jugendstil-pool?.I saw "Junglebook" the first/last Disney movie i experienced here as a kid.At least the front is preserved.I believe it was raw concrete originally(?)

  14. Willem van B ツ (36 months ago | reply)

    Oh wat mooi!

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  16. kozhin_juju (35 months ago | reply)

    Fanne

  17. Amsterdam Today (29 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Mokum, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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    owenxc added this photo to their favorites. (11 months ago)

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