Hippodrome (disambiguation)
- Hippodrome (disambiguation)
A hippodrome (from the Greek "hippos" meaning 'horse' and "dromos" meaning 'racecourse') was an ancient Grecian horse and chariot racing course and arena.
Hippodrome may also refer to:
* The Hippodrome of Constantinople.
* A modern horse racing track, for example the Hippodrome de Longchamp.
* Hippodrome, Bamako is a quartier of Bamako, the capital of Mali.
* More than 49 theatres and similar venues, including: [ "Search Theaters", Cinema Treasures, 2008, webpage: [http://cinematreasures.org/search/query=hippodrome CT-search] .] ]
** The Birmingham Hippodrome, a theatre in Birmingham, England.
** The Bristol Hippodrome, a theatre in Bristol.
** The Golders Green Hippodrome for the former BBC building in North London.
** The Hippodrome Theatre, New York City (1905-1939), at 6th Avenue & 43rd, called by its builders in 1905 the world's largest theatre (held 6000) aka New York Hippodrome of 1933.
** The Hippodrome State Theatre in Gainesville, Florida.
** The Hippodrome Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland, a part of the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center.
** The Hippodrome Cinema, Bo'ness, West Lothian.
** Hippodrome - wood and canvas-roofed stadiums in 1800s New York City, at Broadway, 5th Avenue and 23rd Streets (for variety circus acts) torn down in 1856 for 5th Avenue Hotel.[ "World Theatres - alphabetical listing", World-Theatres, 2008, webpage: [http://www.world-theatres.com/ World-theatres] .] ]* Other:
** The Hippodrome, London, a London nightclub.
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