Saint Colomban and the Cinéma La Bobine of Quimperlé !!

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Once again, I have written a bit on this site but feel never enough. It is at a very quant and lovely area of Quimperlé and we love to walk by it. As movies goes and lately no time to see one , but the place looks very enticing and very nice architecture at the expense of something else. Just love these architecturally ,historical places of my belle France. Therefore, let me tell you a bit on Saint Colomban and the Cinéma La Bobine of Quimperlé !! Hope you enjoy it as I

The modern history on the Cinéma La Bobine from old newspaper articles I found at the Telegramme.  After WWII, which had partially suspended the sessions, a new period began. The Pax Hall is completely renovated: benches replaced, upstairs projection room, entrance hall, large stage for other shows, capacity of the hall increased to 700 spectators. The Pax is sold (but remains the property of the Saint-Colomban association) to a private, citizen who owned other cinemas ,and completely modernized the Quimperlé cinema, which became the Eden, with a slightly religious connotation. Around 1995, the cinema was sold. Become an associative cinema under Cinéquipe, supported by the City of Quimperlé. In 1999-2000, the town decided to modernize it completely to adapt it to new standards and to keep it attractive. But the start of construction is postponed by the floods and the delay in the grant from the General Council. In 2002, the new hall was inaugurated, with a new name, La Bobine. Voilà the short story.

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The old history is as such, The ruins of the former church of Saint Colomban, at 18 rue Brémond d’Ars ,there since the 6C!!! with a Celtic monastery following the rules of Irish Saint Colomban. Destroyed by the Vikings in 878. Some claimed to have been renovated by the year 1000 and on the 13C a great Gothic church long of 50 meters was built. It still can be seen a piece from this period by the wall of the altar with sculptures and a facade renovated from the 15C. Abandoned since 1792 in favor of the Sainte-Croix Abbey Church (see posts), which has become the chief parish of the town, the church is carved up and quickly falls into disrepair. In the 19C, the old sacristy was raised and converted into a dwelling house, leading to the piercing of two windows in the wall of the old choir. The ruins now only include a section of wall comprising, in the lower part, a semicircular gate and, above, a broken arch bay from which all the stone mullions have disappeared.

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The city of Quimperlé on on La Bobine: https://www.quimperle.bzh/vivre-a-quimperle/culture/le-cinema/

The Facebook page of cinema La Bobine : https://www.facebook.com/labobinequimperle/

There you go folks, see a nice movie in a historical place with still old remnants of what it was, just amazing; it should be good at night.  Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Saint Colomban and the Cinéma La Bobine of Quimperlé !! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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