Gaumont-Palace
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The Gaumont-Palace was a cinema located on Rue Caulaincourt in the Montmartre district of Paris, France.
The original exterior of the cinema in 1922
The rebuilt cinema with its new Art Deco façade in 1931
Interior of the Gaumont Palace in 1931
Léon Gaumont
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Léon Ernest Gaumont was a French inventor, engineer, and industrialist who was a pioneer of the motion picture industry. He founded the world's oldest operating film studio, Gaumont, and worked in par
Gaumont-Palace
…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…
Gaumont in June 1920
1930's Gaumont Kalee film Projector, Cinema Museum London