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title: Cinema Impero in Asmara
author: Sailko
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20857/cinema-impero-in-asmara/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-09-03
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# Cinema Impero in Asmara

_Authored by Sailko_

## Image File

[![Cinema Impero in Asmara](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20857.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20857.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Cinema Impero, an example of Italian rationalist [architecture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/architecture/) in Asmara, Eritrea (1937). The [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Asmara, the current capital of Eritrea, was reshaped as a ‘little [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/)’, with a process of [urbanization](https://www.worldhistory.org/urbanization/) and modernization characterised by a Modernist architectural style that was declared in 2017 a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Sailko. (2025, September 02). Cinema Impero in Asmara. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20857/cinema-impero-in-asmara/>
### Chicago
Sailko. "Cinema Impero in Asmara." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 02, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20857/cinema-impero-in-asmara/>.
### MLA
Sailko. "Cinema Impero in Asmara." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Sep 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20857/cinema-impero-in-asmara/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asmara,_cinema_impero,_07.JPG) by [**Sailko**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asmara,_cinema_impero,_07.JPG). Submitted by [Fabio Sappino](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/fabiosappino/ "User Page: Fabio Sappino"), published on 02 September 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.