Feb-2011
The legendary Le Grand Rex Cinema, Paris
Interior of the Grand Rex
The legendary Grand Rex is the oldest cinema in Paris. Opened in 1932, the same year as New York’s Radio City Music Hall, it boasts amongst other architectural features a Florentine balcony and a Byzantine loggia. The outside is decorated in a typical art deco style and the three lettered sign REX used to rotate.
The main screening room is an over-the-top mixture of baroque and art deco with a starry sky, and the screen is reputedly the largest in Europe. Originally designed to hold 5000 spectators, in practice it holds under 3000.
Les Etoiles du Rex, a 50 minute audio-guided tour, is held in the behind-the-scenes area, and can be combined with a ticket for the latest film you’d like to watch afterwards. Here’s a bit more information on my slightly embarrassing visit at Les Etoiles du Rex
Grand Rex
78 rue de la Verrerie, Marais, 2e
Metro Bonne Nouvelle or Grands Boulevards
Tel.: +33 1 45 08 93 58/40
Grand Rex website
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