Ali Baba Movie Theater
Location
Bulaq
Country
Egypt
Construction
1946
Project Status
Built
Building Type
Cinema
Notes
The movie theater consists of an 800 m² internal space sheltered under a thin reinforced concrete shell roof. This system was new at the time of construction, and became known as “Voûte Chebib” (Chebib Vault). The construction used columns that held the vault only at its peripheries; after casting, the concrete shell was raised into place using a system of jacks.
Sources
Mercedes Volait
http://naoumshebib.com/pages_en/cinema_ali_baba_en.html
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