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Gaumont-Palace

Buildings and structures demolished in 1973Cinemas in ParisDemolished buildings and structures in ParisFormer cinemas in France
Gaumont Palace 1, rue Caulaincourt 18è arr. fin mars 1922, à l'affiche le film Au coeur de l'Afrique sauvage
Gaumont Palace 1, rue Caulaincourt 18è arr. fin mars 1922, à l'affiche le film Au coeur de l'Afrique sauvage

The Gaumont-Palace was a cinema located on Rue Caulaincourt in the French capital Paris. Originally constructed between 1898 and 1900 as the Hippodrome de Montmartre, it staged equestrian shows during its early years. It was originally built with a Belle Époque facade. The site was acquired by Léon Gaumont in 1907 and converted into a cinema. It remained part of the Gaumont Film Company empire throughout its history. In 1931, Gaumont reconstructed the cinema, with a new Art Deco exterior. The largest cinema in France, it was used to premiere major productions from both France and abroad. With a capacity of 6,000, it commonly attracted between fifty and sixty thousand spectators a week in the early 1930s. The size of the cinema meant that it rarely held films over for more than two weeks before they were switched to smaller venues in the city such as the Caméo cinema. In 1952, the cinema featured in the comedy film Holiday for Henrietta. In 1962, it was converted for the use of Cinerama widescreen format. Increasingly, its large size was considered a disadvantage, due to poor audio quality. Plans were made for a further reconstruction but these were abandoned. In 1972, Gaumont sold off the site and it was demolished in 1973 and redeveloped. The money the company received from its sale allowed it to renovate other parts of its cinema chain, including in Lille, Lyon, Marseilles, Bordeaux, Reims, Nice and Toulouse.

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Rue Caulaincourt, Paris 18th Arrondissement (Paris)

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Rue Caulaincourt
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Gaumont Palace 1, rue Caulaincourt 18è arr. fin mars 1922, à l'affiche le film Au coeur de l'Afrique sauvage
Gaumont Palace 1, rue Caulaincourt 18è arr. fin mars 1922, à l'affiche le film Au coeur de l'Afrique sauvage
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