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  Odeon Luxe Leicester Square Location within Central London  Odeon Luxe Leicester Square Odeon Luxe Leicester Square (the United Kingdom) | |
| Former names | Odeon Leicester Square |
|---|---|
| Address | 24–26 Leicester Square |
| Location | London WC2H 7JY |
| Coordinates | 51°30′38″N 0°07′45″W / 51.51056°N 0.12917°W |
| Public transit |  Leicester Square Charing Cross |
| Owner | Odeon Cinemas |
| Type | Cinema |
| Seating type | Main Screen (Dolby Cinema) 800 Seats |
| Capacity | 950 total |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 2 November 1937 |
| Renovated | 21 January – 21 December 2018 |
| Construction cost | £232,755 |
| Architect | Harry Weedon Andrew Mather |
The Odeon Luxe Leicester Square is a prominent cinema building in the West End of London. Built in the Art Deco style and completed in 1937, the building has been continually altered in response to developments in cinema technology, and was the first Dolby Cinema in the United Kingdom.
The cinema occupies the centre of the eastern side of Leicester Square in London, featuring a black polished granite facade and 120 feet (37 m) high tower displaying its name. Blue neon outlines the exterior of the building at night. It was built to be the flagship[1] of Oscar Deutsch's Odeon Cinema chain and still holds that position today. It hosts numerous European and world film premieres,[2][3][4][5] including the annual Royal Film Performance.[6]
- ^ Eyles, Allen (2002). Odeon Cinemas Volume=1: Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation. British Film Institute. p. 131. ISBN 9780851708133.
- ^ Steffan Laugharne, Ken Roe. "Cinema Treasures – Odeon Leicester Square". Cinema Treasures. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
- ^ "Odeon Leicester Square: World Premiere of 'Harry Potter' And The Deathly Hallows Pt 1". MTV. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ The world premiere of Avatar at Odeon Leicester Square Archived 5 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine The Telegraph Retrieved 24 March 2011
- ^ Alice in Wonderland premiere in Leicester Square, London Archived 6 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine The Telegraph Retrieved 24 March 2011
- ^ Casino Royale is 60th royal film Archived 25 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine BBC News Retrieved 24 March 2011