The ‘End of the World’ cinema, located in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. (Photographed by Kaupo Kikkas)

Estonian photographer Kaupo Kikkas, discovered an abandoned outdoor cinema in the middle of the Sinai desert in Egypt. According to the stories told to Kikkas, the outdoor cinema was built over a decade ago by a wealthy Frenchman Dynn Eadel, who thought it was a brilliant location for a cinema. In Cairo, Eadel bought 150 wooden chairs and a projector from an old theatre. He hauled in a generator for electricity and a tractor to pull up a giant screen.

Unfortunately, the local authority weren’t to thrilled about Eadel’s idea. On the night of the premiere, everything went wrong. The generator mysteriously failed to work. To this day, not a single film has been screened at this “End of the World Cinema.”

I love abandoned and urban decay photography, and have created my series of photos. I will be adding this location to my list to photograph.

To see more of Kikkas work, visit his website.

The ‘End of the World’ cinema, located in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. (Photographed by Kaupo Kikkas)

The ‘End of the World’ cinema, located in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. (Photographed by Kaupo Kikkas)

The ‘End of the World’ cinema, located in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. (Photographed by Kaupo Kikkas)

Satellite image from Google Maps (27°57’45.8″N 34°15’13.9″E)

Here is the original flyer for the outdoor cinema, La Tête dans Les Etoiles (via MessyNessyChic):

[Via My Modern Met]