Grand Palais Cinema / Antonio Virga Architecte

Located on the north side of the historic center of the town of Cahors and a few steps away from the banks of the Lot River, this cinema stands on a former site dedicated to the army (today renamed Place Bessières). The project offered the opportunity to recreate and reinterpret the symmetry of the preexisting army barracks by occupying the area of the east wing of this complex, destroyed by fire in 1943. Previously serving as a parking lot, the Place Bessières has been transformed into a broad and welcoming urban space dedicated to pedestrians and protected by an existing canopy of trees.

Grand Palais Cinema / Antonio Virga Architecte
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  • architects: Antonio Virga Architecte
  • Location: Côte des Bessières, 46000 Cahors, France
  • Project Year: 2020
  • Photographs: Luc Boegly
  • Photographs: Pierre Lasvenes
  • Area: 3653.0 m2

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