Kinepolis Brussels is a

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complex on the Heysel/Heizel Plateau in

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, Belgium, owned by the Kinepolis Group.

History

In November 1988, Kinepolis Brussels was opened by

Kinepolis The Kinepolis Group is a Belgian cinema chain with 110 theaters in Europe and North America. It is Europe’s third-largest cinema chain. History The Kinepolis Group is a Belgian cinema chain formed in 1997 as a result of the merger of two fami ...

as the first branch of the European chain, with 25 screens and 7,600 seats, credited as being both the first and the then-largest cinema

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in the world. ‌The

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in the Brussels Kinepolis complex was open from 1988 until the end of 2005. The hall was closed due to a shortage of available content. On 16 November 2016, Kinepolis announced the reopening of the hall. It is equipped with laser projection and IMAX's new 12.1 sound technology. At the time, the screen was the largest IMAX screen in Europe with a surface area of . youtube.com.br>Making of Kinepolis IMAX Brussel
ccessed 25 Dec. 2021

References

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* Cinemas in Brussels Buildings and structures completed in 1988 1988 establishments in Belgium IMAX venues {{Belgium-struct-stub