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Origin and history

The Latin Paradis came into being in 1802, when Napoleon Bonaparte built the Latin Theatre on Rue des Fossés-Saint-Victor, inaugurated in 1803. This place quickly became a cultural crossroads where artists, writers such as Balzac or Dumas, and political figures came together. Destroyed by a fire in 1870 during the siege of Paris by the Prussians, its ruins remained visible for 17 years before its reconstruction.

In 1887, Gustave Eiffel rebuilt the theatre for the 1889 Universal Exhibition, renamed the Latin Paradise. The hall, inaugurated in January 1889, innovates by integrating acrobats and various numbers, laying the foundations of the French music hall. Despite its initial success, the cabaret closed in 1894, surviving only by its brewery until 1903, before becoming a warehouse and later a factory in the 20th century.

In 1973, the promoter Jean Kriegel rediscovered the room during works and decided to restore it according to the plans of Eiffel. Re-opened in 1977 with the magazine Paris Paradis, the cabaret regains its prestige. Since then, it has offered dinner-spectacles, magazines such as L Purchased in 2018 by Walter Butler, it remains a symbol of Parisian nights, combining heritage and modernity.

The Latin Paradise is also marked by various facts, such as the meeting of criminals Thierry Paulin and Jean-Thierry Mathurin in the 1980s. Its history reflects the cultural evolutions of Paris, from classical theatre to music hall, through periods of abandonment and renaissance.

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