‘End of the World’ Theatre in Egypt’s Desert Destroyed

People do not care about “cool” shit in the desert when they cannot feed their families. The metal on those chairs was doing nothing siting in the empty desert, never to be used. Sad, but true.

Egyptian Streets

The 'mysterious ghost cinema' has been destroyed. The ‘mysterious ghost cinema’ has been destroyed (via Noha Zayed).

Last month, photographs taken of an abandoned outdoor cinema in the middle of Egypt’s Sinai desert by an Estonian photographer, Kaupo Kikkas, went viral. Today, this cinema, which had attracted great attention for its mysterious location, was destroyed.

According to the photographer, the cinema had been built ‘at the start of the millennium’ by a French man who felt it would be a great idea. While no film was ever shown there, the empty seats in the middle of the cinema remained standing – and can even be seen on Google Maps.

Nothing remains but bits and pieces Nothing remains but bits and pieces. Credit: Noha Zayed

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Today, however, it has been revealed that the cinema has been trashed and destroyed. As you’ll see in this collection of photographs above, the seats have been forcibly removed and ripped apart. Nothing remains.

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