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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > crisis management > engineering and technological crises > buildings (structures) > recreational buildings > cinemas
... > social science subjects > business and management > management settings > business management > governance > crisis management > engineering and technological crises > buildings (structures) > recreational buildings > cinemas
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > regional geography > urban studies > buildings (structures) > recreational buildings > cinemas
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > human geography theory > regional geography > urban studies > buildings (structures) > recreational buildings > cinemas

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cinemas  

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  • A cinema or movie house is a public site where motion pictures are exhibited to a paying public. Movie house architecture, audience composition, and filmic entertainment have changed dramatically since the first storefront theaters were opened in the earliest years of the twentieth century. [Source: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies; Cinema (Movie House)]

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