What is this strange structure sitting in the middle of the desert? Could it be an alien colony or perhaps the weirdest cinema we’ve ever seen. Picture: Picture Media Source: Supplied
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened.
It has been over a decade since the outdoor cinema was built in the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, at the bottom of a desert mountain range.
Now the 150 wooden seats are weathered and worn by the apocalyptic surroundings, and remain empty.
The screen’s foundations stand broken and the building housing the generator and projector has been left crumbling.
The End of the World cinema has ample seating but nobody has ever seen a film here. Picture: Picture Media Source:Supplied
This abandoned cinema was photographed by Kaupo Kikkas, 31, after he visited the region and heard about the unique destination while travelling through Egypt.
The Estonian photographer says, “It’s known as the ‘End of the World’ cinema.
“While I was there I had an extraordinarily strong feeling of loneliness, in many ways.”
Built in 2000, the cinema is said to have been created by an anonymous Frenchman, who purchased materials and equipment from Cairo.
Materials were reportedly bought from an old cinema. Picture: Picture Media Source: Supplied
The site of the cinema is 12 miles from the nearest town, Sharm el-Sheikh.
Kaupo says, “I heard he bought original old seats and projection equipment from an old cinema, before returning to Sinai to create his desert cinema.”
“But, on the day of the premiere, everything went wrong. Apparently, the local authorities were unhappy about the cinema’s construction and the Frenchman’s enthusiasm and spirit.”
“Before a film was screened the electricity generator was sabotaged and as a result the cinema was shut down.”
“No films were ever screened at the ‘End of the World’ cinema.”
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