Grand Pera

Grand Pera is a shopping center and entertainment complex consisting of two historic buildings, the Emek Movie Theater (Turkish: Emek Sineması), a cinema, and the Cercle de l'Orient building (originally Grand Club), designed by architects Abraham Pasha and Alexandre Vallaury for residential use in 1883.

[1][2] It is located along İstiklal Avenue in the Hüseyinağa neighborhood of Beyoğlu district, Istanbul, Turkey.

The movie theater began construction in 1884 under the name "Club des Chasseurs de Constantinople" (Hunters Club of Constantinople), and first opened its doors in 1924 under the name Melek Sineması (Angel Cinema) because of the Art Nouveau style angel figures on the screen.

In 2010, plans were made to demolish the movie theater as part of a shopping mall construction.

It is anchored by the cinema, DeFacto[5] clothing store, Zoe Garden, a rooftop bar and nightclub,[6] and HADO, where visitors can play a ball game that is both digital and physical.