Chinese Theatre

Footprint-filled cinema palace

Chinese Theatre refers to the TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's Chinese Theatre), a famous movie palace on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles.

Known for its elaborate Chinese-inspired architecture and the cement courtyard where celebrities have left handprints and footprints since 1927, it remains a major tourist attraction and hosts film premieres: We saw the handprints at the Chinese Theatre.

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Chinese Theatreperforming arts center

Facility for live shows

Broadway theater · opera house · concert hall · repertory theater · playhouse

cultural prestige/glamour

Chinese Theatremultiplex

Multi-screen movie theater

cineplex · dollar theater · drive-in theater

architectural significance

Chinese Theatrestrip mall

Row of adjacent storefronts

big box store · warehouse

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Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G