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Origin and history

The building located in 14 Place de la Bastille and 2-4 boulevard Richard-Lenoir, in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, dates from the last quarter of the 18th century (1778-1781). It includes a pre-existing house, built around 1735 in the old Arbalters Garden, which has been installed on the esplanade of the Saint-Antoine Gate since 1671. The Royal Society of Knights of the Arbalet and Arquebuse of Paris, active on this site, marked the military and social history of the neighborhood before the Revolution.

The present building, built in woodpan with a fill of limestone bellows, was completed by outbuildings in the early nineteenth century. These communes, located at 4 Richard-Lenoir Boulevard, were replaced in 1864-1865 by an iron and glass pan store, itself transformed around 1930 into a concrete cinema. The facades, roofs, as well as the staircase and its cage, were protected by a registration order in 1993.

The site thus illustrates several architectural epochs: the 18th century for the main body, the 19th century for commercial extensions, and the 20th century for adaptation to the cinema. These changes reflect the economic and urban evolution of the neighbourhood, from a military and artisanal space to a commercial and cultural hub.

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