Empire Leicester Square

The Empire, Leicester Square is a cinema currently operated by Cineworld on the north side of , London, England. The Empire was originally built in 1884 as a variety theatre and was rebuilt for films in the 1920s.
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  • Type: Movie theater
  • Description: cinema in London
  • Also known as: “Cineworld Cinema at the Empire Theatre”, “Cineworld Leicester Square”, “Empire”, “Empire 1 & 3”, “Empire Theatre”, “Empire Theatre of Varieties”, and “UCI Empire Cinema”
  • Address: 5-6 Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7NA
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and National Gallery.

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The area around , often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of . The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.

Art gallery
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The is an art museum in in the , in , England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of more than 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. is situated 840 feet southeast of Empire Leicester Square.

Art gallery
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The is an art gallery in London that houses a collection of portraits of historically important and famous British people. When it opened in 1856, it was arguably the first national public gallery in the world that was dedicated to portraits. is situated 780 feet southeast of Empire Leicester Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and Seven Dials.

Suburb
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is an ethnic enclave in the , London, bordering to its north and west and Theatreland to the south and east. The enclave currently occupies the area in and around Gerrard Street.

Neighborhood
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is a road junction and neighbourhood in the district of the , within the greater area in the .

Locality
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The is a district of , England. It is west of the and north of the , in the and the .

Empire Leicester Square

Latitude
51.51093° or 51° 30′ 39″ north
Longitude
-0.13041° or 0° 7′ 50″ west
Brand
Cineworld
Open location code
9C3XGV69+9R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26573168
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­cinema
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q3724821
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Empire Leicester Square” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Empire”
  • Chinese: “帝國萊斯特廣場”
  • Chinese: “帝國電影院萊斯特廣場”
  • Chinese: “萊斯特廣場帝國劇院”
  • German: “Empire Theatre of Varieties”
  • German: “Empire Theatre”
  • German: “Empire”
  • Indonesian: “Empire Leicester Square”
  • Indonesian: “Empire Theatre of Varieties”
  • Indonesian: “Empire Theatre”
  • Indonesian: “UCI Empire Cinema”
  • Italian: “Empire Leicester Square”
  • Italian: “Empire Theatre of Varieties”
  • Italian: “Empire Theatre”
  • Italian: “Empire, Leicester Square”
  • Japanese: “エンパイア (レスター・スクウェア)”
  • Japanese: “エンパイア (レスター・スクウェアの劇場)”
  • Japanese: “エンパイア劇場”
  • Japanese: “シネ・ワールド・エンパイア・シアター”
  • Low German: “Empire Theatre of Varieties”
  • Low German: “Empire Theatre”
  • Low German: “Empire”
  • Persian: “امپایر، میدان لستر”
  • Russian: “Эмпайр, Лестер-сквер”
  • Turkish: “Empire Leicester Square”
  • Urdu: “ایمپائر، لیسٹر اسکوائر”

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Highlights include Horizons Casino and Leicester Place.

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