Taedongmoon Cinema

{{Short description|Movie theater in Pyongyang, North Korea}}

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| image = 0689 - Nordkorea 2015 - Pjöngjang (22577178629) (cropped).jpg

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| caption = Exterior of Taedongmoon Cinema

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| location = Sungri Street, Chung-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea

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| type = Movie theater

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| built = 1955

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{{Infobox Korean name

| hangul =대동문영화관

| hanja =大同門映畫館

| rr = Daedongmun yeonghwagwan

| mr = Taedongmun yŏnghwagwan

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Taedongmoon Cinema ({{korean|hangul=대동문영화관|mr=Taedongmun yŏnghwagwan|context=north}}) is a movie theater located in Sungri Street,{{sfn|Schönherr|2012|p=23}} Chung-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea.{{Cite book|author1=책임연구 박영정|author2=공동연구 오양열, 전영선|script-title=ko:북한 문화예술 현황분석 연구|year=2011|publisher=한국문화관광연구원|isbn=978-89-6035-274-2|language=ko|pages=154–156}} The cinema is located near the Taedong River.{{sfn|Schönherr|2012|p=23}}

Taedongmoon Cinema was built in 1955. Its facade is lined with Greek-style columns inspired by classical architecture. Originally it had only a single screen, but since renovations to the interior in 2008, there have been two.{{sfn|Schönherr|2012|p=23}} It is considered the most important cinema of Pyongyang and serves as the flagship cinema for domestic film screenings.{{sfn|Schönherr|2012|p=23}} Occasionally, when foreign films are screened, the screening is for an invited audience only with no access by the general public. It is also used for screenings of the Pyongyang International Film Festival.{{sfn|Schönherr|2012|p=24}}