Cinema "Bratstvo"
Buildings/The building of the "Leshkovik" (Bratstvo) cinema was opened on October 23, 1935. The building’s façades face two streets. The entrance is from Strasho Pindjur Street. The building is designed in a modernist style with influences from tradition, free of ornamentation, featuring a clean, symmetrical façade above which a flat terrace serves as a lookout point.
Construction year 1935
Investor / Owner Leshković Family
City / Municipality Tetovo
/ Tetovo
Address Strasho Pindjur St. No. 121
Floors B+GF+1+A
Original typology
Current purpose
Protection status not protected
- Building chronology (project, construction phases)The building was constructed in 1935.Number of floorsB+GF+1+AProgram description (floor plan details)The basement and ground floor are used for commercial activities, while the upper floors serve residential purposes.StructureThe building is constructed using a massive system. The roof is made with a wooden substructure and covered with roofing tiles.RoofThe building features a multi-pitched sloped roof covered with tiles. The lookout area has a flat, open terrace.FaçadeA refined façade with rhythmically arranged window openings, finished in cement plaster with modest façade decoration in an ochre-pink color. The balconies feature thin slabs and distinctive railings made of steel profiles arranged in a linear composition.CarpentryThe exterior carpentry consists of painted wooden windows and doors. On the first floor, built-in wooden protective shutters are installed. The windows are made of wood with emphasized horizontal profiling.Building surroundingsThe building’s façades face two streets, located right next to the Tetovo Bazaar. The entrance to the building is on Strasho Pindjur Street.Interior / Communal spacesThis new establishment was considered a "modern cinema," equipped with all the prerequisites expected from a cultural institution of that time. With a larger seating capacity of 460 seats, the "Leshkovik" cinema offered a more expansive viewing experience, featuring a main floor, balcony, and box seats. This architectural design, with its different seating levels, reflected varying ticket prices and potentially the social structure of the audience.
- RoofThe building features a multi-pitched sloped roof covered with tiles. The lookout area has a flat, open terrace.FaçadeA refined façade with rhythmically arranged window openings, finished in cement plaster with modest façade decoration in an ochre-pink color. The balconies have thin slabs with distinctive railings made of steel profiles arranged in a linear composition. The ground floor façade has been completely altered due to a change in commercial use, with non-original interventions. The façade is painted gray, covered with large posters, and advertisements have been placed on the shop windows. The rear part of the building has an extension, which includes remnants of the former nightclub "Babylon."CarpentryThe carpentry on the ground floor has been replaced with aluminum fittings due to its commercial use. The exterior carpentry on the upper floors consists of painted wooden windows and doors with built-in wooden protective shutters. The windows are made of wood with emphasized horizontal profiling.Building surroundingsThe main façade is part of a continuous street front, while the side façade is located at the corner—serving as the entrance to a small alley.Exterior conditiongoodExterior authenticitysatisfactoryModificationsThe carpentry for the doors and shop windows has been replaced with PVC/aluminum.
- not protected
- historical architectural and aesthetic societal/social
- Recommendation to the owners: The value of the building should be respected when installing elements directly on the façades, and if changes are made, they should be aimed at preserving its authenticity.
- Project Rastko Macedonia. Retrieved January 2025, from https://www.rastko.rs/rastko/delo/11719