Athena, Leicester
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Athena, Leicester
Image: © Malc McDonald Taken: 26 Feb 2011
The Athena building in Leicester was originally an Odeon cinema. It opened in the 1930s, with one screen and 3,000 seats. By the 1990s is had fallen into disuse, but has now reopened as a conference centre.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.634942
Longitude
-1.126979