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The building located 9, aisles of the President-Franklin-Roosevelt in Toulouse, built in the 19th century, is an example of neoclassical architecture marked by four columns and an imposing cornice. Its facade, inspired by the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris (work by Auguste Perret, 1913), is distinguished by bay windows and decorative panels. The building replaces the old theatre of Varieties, erected around 1837 by Urban Vitry, whose programming blended shows and cinema from the early twentieth century.

In 1941, the place became the cinema Les Variétés, inaugurated with the screening of the film Le Juif Süss. On 1 March 1944, an attack carried out by the 35th FTP-MOI Brigade resulted in the death of two resistors and one spectator, marking his history during the Second World War. After 1976, the UGC transformed the building into a six-room complex, before its final closure in July 2019. The building, classified since 1974 for its facades and roofs, bears witness to the evolution of Toulouse's leisure activities.

The architect Robert Armandary designed the plans in 1930 for the Braunberger-Richebé company, integrating an apartment overall. The Toulouse Carpenters realized the works, preserving the harmony of the Roosevelt alleys imagined by Jacques-Pascal Virebent in the 19th century. The Variety Theatre, once crowned with a pediment, experienced its golden age in the late 19th century before adapting to cinema. Today, the building symbolizes both the architectural heritage and the resistant memory of Toulouse.

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