Coliseum Theatre (Kuala Lumpur)

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The Coliseum Theatre is one of a handful of remaining pre-war cinemas in Kuala Lumpur that still plays films, as of 2007. Two-storey shop buildings housing the Coliseum Café and Hotel are seen in the background, on the right.
The Coliseum Theatre is one of a handful of remaining pre-war cinemas in Kuala Lumpur that still plays films, as of 2007. Two-storey shop buildings housing the Coliseum Café and Hotel are seen in the background, on the right.

The Coliseum Theatre is a movie theater in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. One of the oldest movie theaters in the country, it was built in 1921 by architect Chua Cheng Bok. The neoclassical-style building is capable of seating 900 people and also features a balcony. The Coliseum Café and Hotel are located behind the theatre, just down the road. Most of the movies premiering in the building are Indian movies.

In 2006, the Malaysian government proposed to close the theater and turn it into a cultural heritage center, but relented when there was a public outcry to the scheme. The government later decided not to close the cinema. Instead, they planned to build a parking lot nearby.[1]

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  1. ^ Agence France-Press. August 16, 2006. Malaysian govt drops plan to close historic cinema, via Yahoo News (retrieved August 19, 2006). (Link dead as of 4 February 2007)

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