cinema
#historical-cinema
#modernist
#repurposed
#national-heritage
#1950s
Liberty Cinema
Liberty Cinema (Cinéma Liberté) is a former major movie theater completed in 1954, designed by architect Albert Planque. Like many cinemas of the mid-20th century, its architecture reflected the clean lines and functionalism of the Modernist style. The building is historically significant, but the cinema operations have ceased, and the structure has been repurposed into a commercial space (Marjane Market). Its architectural heritage was formally acknowledged by its designation as a National Material Patrimony site in 2014.
Timeline
1954
Building Completed and Opened
The Liberty Cinema building was completed.
2000
Repurposing
The cinema was closed and the structure repurposed into a supermarket (Approximate date).
2014
National Material Patrimony Declaration
The building was officially included in the National Material Patrimony of Morocco.
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