BFI IMAX
The BFI IMAX is an IMAX cinema in the Waterloo district of London, just north of Waterloo station. It is owned and operated by the British Film Institute.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Movie theater
- Description: IMAX cinema in the South Bank district, just north of Waterloo Station, in Lambeth, London, England
- Also known as: “BFI London IMAX Cinema”, “London IMAX”, “Odeon BFI London IMAX”, and “Odeon BFI London IMAX Cinema”
- Address: 1 Charlie Chaplin Walk, London, SE1 8XR
- Roof shape: dome
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and London Eye.
Leicester Square
Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.
London Eye
Ferris wheel
Photo: Khamtran, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The London Eye, originally the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over three million visitors annually. London Eye is situated 1,500 feet west of BFI IMAX.
Waterloo Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waterloo station, also known as London Waterloo, is a major central London railway terminus on the National Rail network in the United Kingdom, in the Waterloo area of the London Borough of Lambeth. Waterloo Railway Station is situated 750 feet south of BFI IMAX.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Bank and Waterloo.
South Bank
Photo: Bloodholds, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The South Bank is on a sharp 90° bend of the Thames in central London and one of the city's cultural centres. It is a small area but it contains many artistic and creative sites, as well as an eclectic range of other attractions, boutique shopping and trendy food and drink places.
Waterloo
Suburb
Photo: Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Waterloo is a district in Central London, and part of the Waterloo and South Bank ward of the London Borough of Lambeth. It is situated 1 mile east of Charing Cross.
Gabriel’s Wharf
Locality
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The South Bank is an entertainment and commercial area on the south bank of the River Thames, in the London Borough of Lambeth, central London, England.
BFI IMAX
- Categories: IMAX theater, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Lambeth, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50482° or 51° 30′ 17″ northLongitude
-0.11363° or 0° 6′ 49″ westHeight
82 feet (25 metres)Operator
British Film InstituteOpen location code
9C3XGV3P+WGOpenStreetMap ID
way 123444154OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=cinemaOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=domeOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q6670485
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Urdu—“BFI IMAX” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “BFI IMAX”
- Indonesian: “BFI IMAX”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Odeon BFI London IMAX”
- Persian: “بیافآی آیمکس”
- Urdu: “بی ایف آئی آئی میکس”
- Urdu: “پی ایف آئی آئی میکس”
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Highlights include University of Notre Dame (London Global Gateway) and The Hole In The Wall.
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