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Café de la Paix, Paris Painting by Konstantin Korovin , 1906 Another view by Korovin The Café de la Paix ( French pronunciation: [kafe də la pɛ] ) is a famous café located on the northwest corner of the intersection of the Boulevard des Capucines and the Place de l'Opéra , in the 9th arrondissement of Paris , France.
The Café de la Paix, at the Boulevard des Capucines. Parisian cafés are a type of café found mainly in Paris, where they can serve as a meeting place, neighborhood hub, conversation matrix, rendez-vous spot, and a place to relax or to refuel for Parisian citizens.
The name originally belonged to a fabric and novelty shop at nearby 23 Rue de Buci. The shop sold silk lingerie and took its name from a popular play of the moment (19th century) entitled Les Deux Magots de la Chine. Its two statues represent Chinese "mandarins", or "magicians" (or "alchemists"), who gaze out over the room.
Following the two operas Genesi and Gilgamesh and the classical music-influenced Come un cammello in una grondaia, Caffè de la Paix rapresents a partial return of Battiato to a more modern song form, mostly because of its use of electric guitars and the return of a rhythm section. [1]
He painted A Paris Cafe (1890s), Cafe de la Paix (1905), La Place de la Bastille (1906), Paris at Night, Le Boulevard Italien (1908), Night Carnival (1901), Paris in the Evening (1907), and others. During World War I Korovin worked as a camouflage consultant at the headquarters of one of the Russian armies and was often seen on the front lines.
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Grand Véfour. Le Grand Véfour (French: [lə ɡʁɑ̃ vefuʁ]), the first grand restaurant in Paris, [1] France, was opened in the arcades of the Palais-Royal in 1784 by Antoine Aubertot, as the Café de Chartres, [2] and was purchased in 1820 by Jean Véfour, [3] who was able to retire within three years, selling the restaurant to Jean Boissier. [4]