Cinéma Le Darcy

Cinéma Le Darcy is a historic cinema located at 8, place Darcy in Dijon, France, within the city's protected sector. It opened on 6 March 1914 as the Darcy-Palace, built by the architect Bourchard on the site of the former hôtel des messageries. At the time it was considered the largest and most luxurious cinema in the city, with a projection hall measuring 39 metres long and 15 metres wide, and it was only the second permanent cinema established in Dijon. For many years it remained the city's largest auditorium, seating 1,200 patrons and featuring an orchestra to accompany the films. During the Second World War, like many French cinemas, the Darcy-Palace was converted into a Soldatenkino, a cinema reserved for German soldiers. In 1950 its neoclassical façade, then considered outdated, was concealed behind a large white panel. In 1976–1977 the main auditorium was divided in two, with the larger section holding 363 seats. The Darcy Palace was reorganised in 1978 with three additional screens built in the basement, and in 1985 its façade was renovated, as the flat white structure had itself become obsolete. From 1987 the original neoclassical façade was rediscovered, featuring a large oculus adorned with a coloured stained-glass rose of the winds by master glassmaker Marcel Weinling, complemented by a mirror panel on the second level. In 1995 a new screen was installed in place of the balcony, bringing the cinema to a capacity of 957 seats and six projection rooms. Today Cinéma Le Darcy operates as part of the Cines-Dijon group of cinemas, continuing to serve as a cultural landmark on the place Darcy.

Le Cinéma Le Darcy is a cinema complex located at 8, place Darcy in Dijon, within the city's protected sector. The Darcy Palace was built in the heart of the eponymous square on the site of the hôtel des messageries by the architect Bourchard, and was inaugurated on 6 March 1914 under the name "Darcy-Palace". It was considered the largest and most luxurious cinema in the city, with a projection hall 39 metres long and 15 metres wide. The second permanent cinema established in Dijon, it remained for a long time the city's largest auditorium, with 1,200 seats and an orchestra to accompany the films shown. During the Second World War, the "Darcy-Palace" was transformed, as in many French cities, into a Soldaten Kino, a cinema reserved for German soldiers. In 1950, the neoclassical façade, considered outdated, was concealed by a huge white panel. In 1976–1977, the main hall was divided in two, the larger of which would reach a capacity of 363 seats. The Darcy Palace was reorganised in 1978 by the construction of three additional screens in the basement, then in 1985 its façade was renovated, the flat white structure appearing obsolete in turn. Its original neoclassical façade was thus rediscovered from 1987, marked by a large oculus ornamented with a coloured stained-glass rose of the winds by master glassmaker Marcel Weinling, complemented by a mirror panel on the second level. In 1995, a new screen was fitted out in place of the balcony, bringing the cinema to a capacity of 957 seats and six projection rooms.

• 1995

  New screen installed in place of the balcony, bringing capacity to 957 seats and six screens.

• 1987

  Original neoclassical façade rediscovered, featuring a stained-glass rose of the winds by Marcel Weinling.

• 1985

  Façade renovated; flat white structure removed.

• 1978

  Reorganised with three additional screens built in the basement.

• 1976

  Main hall divided in two; larger section reaches 363 seats.

• 1950

  Neoclassical façade concealed by a large white panel.

• 1914

  Inaugurated on 6 March as the Darcy-Palace, considered the largest and most luxurious cinema in Dijon.

Historic and cultural cinema in central Dijon

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2. 2Cinéma Le Darcy - Wikipédiafr.wikipedia.org