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and was played by the resident DJ Ufuk in the small club. Several years after the closure of the nightclub, the painted entrance doors were still visible with the original image. In
January 2008, the existing space in Hall C was renovated into a shopping area.
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Dorian Gray was, unusually for a nightclub, located in Hall C of the airport's
Terminal 1 building. For this reason, the nightclub remained opened during early morning hours, while the rest of the airport remained closed.
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Frankfurt am Main, due to continuing problems in securing fire safety certification from the airport inspectorate. The last record that was played on the closure was
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turntables. The light system was made out of red, green and orange colours which were positioned to reflect the mirrors on the floor. Until the mid-1990s a strong laser show was used. One of the video jockeys was also
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