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De Roma
Andreas Philopater: venue
[[File:De Roma front.jpg|thumb|The main entrance at Turnhoutsebaan 286, [[Borgerhout]]]]
'''De Roma''', originally '''Kinema Roma''', is an [[art deco]] cultural centre and performance venue in [[Borgerhout]], [[Antwerp]] (Belgium).
==History==
The building, designed by Alphonse Pauwels, was originally constructed in 1927 as a 2,000-seat cinema (the largest in Antwerp) with flats above.<ref name=inventaris></ref> The main entrance was remodelled in 1958 by the architect Rie Haan.<ref name=inventaris/> De Roma became a popular music venue in the 1970s, with big names from Britain and America performing there on European tours, but closed in 1982.
[[File:Concertaffiche Cliff Richard - The Shadows - Marvin Welch & Farrar 4-1-2014 14-37-57.59.jpg|180px|left|A poster for two 1971 performances in De Roma by [[Cliff Richard]] and [[The Shadows]] supported by [[Olivia Newton-John]]]]
The building was classified as a monument in 2002<ref name=inventaris/> and reopened as a cultural centre and performance venue on 15 May 2003 after initial restoration by volunteers.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> It was closed for three months in the summer of 2015 for further renovations which cost 2.8 million euros, financed by the region, the city, the district and a non-profit foundation, and were carried out with the aid of 400 volunteers.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> In 2016 the restoration was awarded the first annual prize for built heritage.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
==References==
==External links==
* Official website:
[[Category:Art Deco architecture in Belgium]]
'''De Roma''', originally '''Kinema Roma''', is an [[art deco]] cultural centre and performance venue in [[Borgerhout]], [[Antwerp]] (Belgium).
==History==
The building, designed by Alphonse Pauwels, was originally constructed in 1927 as a 2,000-seat cinema (the largest in Antwerp) with flats above.<ref name=inventaris></ref> The main entrance was remodelled in 1958 by the architect Rie Haan.<ref name=inventaris/> De Roma became a popular music venue in the 1970s, with big names from Britain and America performing there on European tours, but closed in 1982.
[[File:Concertaffiche Cliff Richard - The Shadows - Marvin Welch & Farrar 4-1-2014 14-37-57.59.jpg|180px|left|A poster for two 1971 performances in De Roma by [[Cliff Richard]] and [[The Shadows]] supported by [[Olivia Newton-John]]]]
The building was classified as a monument in 2002<ref name=inventaris/> and reopened as a cultural centre and performance venue on 15 May 2003 after initial restoration by volunteers.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> It was closed for three months in the summer of 2015 for further renovations which cost 2.8 million euros, financed by the region, the city, the district and a non-profit foundation, and were carried out with the aid of 400 volunteers.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> In 2016 the restoration was awarded the first annual prize for built heritage.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
==References==
==External links==
* Official website:
[[Category:Art Deco architecture in Belgium]]
April 03, 2020 at 09:17PM
