Academy 1-2-3
The Academy was a cinema located at 165 Oxford Street, Westminster, at the junction of Poland Street. Films were shown at the address from at least 1906, and it opened in January 1913 as the Picture House to show The Miracle, with the intention of becoming "the home of the world's most realistic films".- Type: Commercial building
- Description: former cinema in Westminster, London, England
- Also known as: “Academy Cinema”, “Academy House”, and “Picture House”
- Address: 161-167 Oxford Street, London
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and London St Pancras International.
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 St Pancras International
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London St Pancras International is a major international rail interchange and shopping destination in London. It is the British capital's only international station, with Eurostar services connecting the city with destinations in mainland Europe.
London Palladium
Theater building
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The London Palladium is a Grade II* West End theatre located on Argyll Street, London, in Soho. The theatre was designed by Frank Matcham and opened in 1910. London Palladium is situated 640 feet southwest of Academy 1-2-3.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soho and St Giles.
Soho
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Soho is a district of central London, part of the West End, famous for jazz, its gay village, sex shops and alternative lifestyles.
St Giles
Neighborhood
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St Giles is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Camden. It is in Central London and part of the West End. The area gets its name from the parish church of St Giles in the Fields.
Chinatown
Suburb
Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chinatown is an ethnic enclave in the City of Westminster, London, bordering Soho to its north and west and Theatreland to the south and east. The enclave currently occupies the area in and around Gerrard Street.
Academy 1-2-3
- Categories: movie theater, building, and office
- Location: Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.5155° or 51° 30′ 56″ northLongitude
-0.13781° or 0° 8′ 16″ westLevels
6Open location code
9C3XGV86+5VOpenStreetMap ID
way 65489537OpenStreetMap feature
building=commercialWikidata ID
Q23035307
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Academy 1-2-3” goes by many names.
- French: “Academy 1-2-3”
- German: “Academy 1-2-3”
- Spanish: “Academy 1-2-3”
- Turkish: “Academy 1-2-3”
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