Maison Gobineau, one of Bordeaux’s earliest… cinemas!
One of Bordeaux’s most distinctive sights is Maison Gobineau, the triangular-shaped building at the southern tip of Allées de Tourny that many compare with New York’s famous Flatiron Building. The ground floor is now familiar to many as the wine bar run by the Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) but… did you know that it used to trade as a cinema?
A little bit of background information first: Maison Gobineau was completed in 1816, executed by the ...