Gaumont-Palace
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The Gaumont-Palace was a cinema located on Rue Caulaincourt in the Montmartre district of Paris, France.
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It sits within the topics Buildings and structures demolished in 1973, Cinemas in Paris and Demolished buildings and structures in Paris.
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- Grandes-Carrières
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The Gaumont-Palace was a cinema located on Rue Caulaincourt in the Montmartre district of Paris, France.
==History== Originally constructed between 1898 and 1900 as the Hippodrome de Montmartre for the 1900 Exposition Universelle, it staged equestrian shows during its early life, and for a period was owned by Frank C. Bostock. Later, it became a skating rink. Originally built with a Belle Époque facade, the building was acquired by Léon Gaumont in July 1910 and was subsequently converted into a cinema. When opened on 30 September 1911, it was the largest movie theatre in the world with 3,400 seats,then 6,400 places after its renovation and was the first in France to boast automatic projection equipment. It remained part of the Gaumont Film Company empire throughout its history. It was destroyed in 1973.
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