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Daehan Cinema

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Entrance of Daehan Cinema in Chungmuro
Entrance of Daehan Cinema in Chungmuro

Daehan Cinema (Korean: 대한극장; Hanja: 大韓劇場) is a historic movie theater at Chungmu-ro, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. It was founded in 1958, and considered one of the premiere theaters in the country until the 1980s.The building has an entrance within the Chungmuro station on lines 3 and 4 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway.

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Daehan Cinema
Toegye-ro, Seoul Pil-dong

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Toegye-ro 212
04625 Seoul, Pil-dong
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