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Imperial Bio
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Written
by: Thomas Hauerslev - inspired,
adapted and updated from Design for Copenhagen |
Date:
23.02.2008 |
The
Imperial Bio in 2007. Picture by Thomas Hauerslev
Scandinavian designers have the reputation of being amongst the best
designers in the world, and certainly they maintain their reputation so
far as the Imperial Bio cinema, Copenhagen, is concerned: it has been
described as the most modern and best designed cinema in Northern Europe.
The Imperial is in the heart of Copenhagen and is part of an enormous
block of offices, plus one of Copenhagen's lush hotels, also called the
Imperial.
The cinema itself lies in the centre of the building and has an imposing
frontage surrounded by shops. There are large glass doors leading
directly to the three cash boxes in a row. One then enters the main
vestibule, which also houses several window displays, a large bar as
well as a huge sweet shop called "Sweet City".
The main vestibule, which has a very high ceiling with a marble floor, can easily accommodate close to a thousand people - very wide
staircase leads up to the next vestibule where one finds a lounge and a second bar
and more sweet sale.
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Three Great Danish 70mm Cinemas
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The
Imperial Bio in 2007. Picture by Thomas Hauerslev
Leading from the second vestibule are galleries which overlook the
ground floor vestibule, so that on gala nights, for instance, the
audience can easily watch celebrities coming in to the theatre without
getting in anybody's way.
The auditorium is an amphitheatre in shape and seats 1,102 people in
large, specially-designed "Imperial" seats with more than ample leg room between the
rows. In fact, there is no real need to stand up to allow people to pass
by.
Not least of the assets the theatre has is its "cold ceiling" which
provides most efficient air-conditioning. It is also responsible for the
heating. It has a pleasant gold tint and is a thousand square metres in
size.
The projection room has been designed for the comfort of the staff as
well as for modern efficiency. For Todd-AO pictures there are Philips
DP70 machines with Kinoton lamphouses. There is also a DP100 Barco
digital projector
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The
Imperial Bio in 2007. Picture by Thomas Hauerslev
The throw is 34.2 metres, giving
the following 70mm screen size: 15,6 metres x 7,4 metres.
The sound system throughout is by JBL, and is fitted for
seven track digital stereophonic sound. Five channels of speakers and
subwoofers are behind the screen and 42 surround speakers
along each of the side and rear walls.
There is also a telemagnetic cord-less deaf-aid system which enable
people wearing their own deaf-aids to pick up the sound by induction
from the side walls which contain special cables transmitting the sound.
Responsibility for the day-to-day running of the theatre plus the
booking of programmes is in the hands of
Nordisk Film Cinemas in Denmark.
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