Ae Kwan Theater
Ae Kwan Theater (Korean: 애관극장) is a movie theater in Incheon, South Korea. It is believed to be the oldest movie theater in Korea, having been founded in 1895. It is believed to predate what was widely considered to be the first movie theater, Dansungsa, which was founded in 1907.
| Ae Kwan Theater | |
|---|---|
The building in 2019 | |
| Former names | Hyŏmnyulsa, Ch'uk'angsa |
| General information | |
| Address | 238 Gyeong-dong, Jung District, Incheon, South Korea |
| Coordinates | 37.47227°N 126.62984°E |
| Opened | 1895 |
| Known for | First movie theater in Korea |
| Website | |
| Official website (in Korean) | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 애관극장 |
| Hanja | 愛館劇場 |
| Revised Romanization | Aegwan geukjang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Aegwan kŭkchang |
Ae Kwan is still in operation, although Dansungsa has since ceased. It is now owned by the AE KWAN Theater Co., Ltd.
The theater formerly went by the names Hyŏmnyulsa and Ch'uk'angsa.
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