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Sign: Paris - Commemorative plaque at the site of the Café de la Régence


Address:
161 Rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris, France
Category:
Monuments and History
City:
Paris For all manhole covers in Paris
Country:
France For all manhole covers in France
Shape:
Rectangle
Material:
Stone, marble …
Placement:
Wall or fence


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On the sign:
ICI
SE TROUVAIT DE 1855 À 1955

LE CAFÉ DE LA RÉGENCE
FONDÉ EN 1718 PLACE DU PALAIS ROYAL. CE CAFÉ ÉTAIT MONDIALEMENT CONNU POUR SES JOUEURS D’ÉCHECS ET LES CÉLÉBRITÉS QUI LE FRÉQUENTÈRENT: PHILIDOR, ROUSSEAU, ROBESPIERRE, BONAPARTE, MUSSET, GRÉVY...
Photography:
2023
Eli Zvuluny
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Comments:
Cafe de la Régence founded in 1681 (the name Cafe de la Régence was given to it in 1715), was a meeting place and the center of the chess players of France and Europe.
Among the personalities who frequented the place were: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Francois Andre Philidor, Napoleon Bonaparte and more.

The place was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
HERE
WAS FROM 1855 TO 1955

THE REGENCE COFFEE
FOUNDED IN 1718 PLACE DU PALAIS ROYAL. THIS CAFÉ WAS WORLDWIDE KNOWN FOR ITS CHESS PLAYERS AND THE CELEBRITIES WHO FACING IT: PHILIDOR, ROUSSEAU, ROBESPIERRE, BONAPARTE, MUSSET, GRÉVY...


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