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Capitol Centre (Welsh: Canolfan Capitol) (previously: Capitol Exchange Centre (Welsh: Canolfan cyfnewid Capitol)) is an indoor shopping centre in the city of Cardiff, Wales. Functioning as one of the city's retail malls, The building is built on the site of the former Capitol Theatre , and is situated at the eastern end of Queen Street near the ...
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The Cardiff Top Rank Suite opened in 1963 on Queen Street in the centre of the city. It hosted acts such as The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and U2. The Top Rank closed in 1982 but the venue continued under a series of names until the building was demolished in 2005. [2] They held a few Battle of the Bands, there as well.
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The UK release of the George Clooney-starring film Ticket To Paradise has also been pushed back.
Queen Street. Queen Street (Welsh: Heol y Frenhines) is the main thoroughfare in the city, now wholly pedestrianised. Most of Queen Street, from the castle moat to Dumfries Place, used to be called Crockherbtown (Crockherbtown Lane can still be found off Park Place), [8] but the street was renamed in honour of Queen Victoria in 1886. [9]
The New Theatre Royal, later renamed as the Prince's Theatre, was opened in 1867 on Park Row, with a larger stage and auditorium than the King Street premises. [8] In the last decades of the 19th century and the early 20th century a number of music halls were opened but most became cinemas by the mid-20th century.
Queen Street Arcade: 1866 [10] 1987: Queen Street Working Street: Next to Allders. Both were demolished, then rebuilt as Queens Arcade (above). Included the Washing Institute [11] Andrews Arcade: Queen Street: Oxford Arcade: 1970s [12] 2006: The Hayes St. Davids Link: Queens West Shopping Centre: 1987 [13] Circa 1994: Queen Street The Friary