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  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
    Cafechat-29.jpg
  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
    Cafechat-28.jpg
  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
    Cafechat-27.jpg
  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
    Cafechat-26.jpg
  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
    Cafechat-25.jpg
  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
    Cafechat-22.jpg
  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
    Cafechat-18.jpg
  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
    Cafechat-17.jpg
  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
    Cafechat-15.jpg
  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
    Cafechat-10.jpg
  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
    Cafechat-09.jpg
  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
    Cafechat-07.jpg
  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
    Cafechat-05.jpg
  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
    Cafechat-04.jpg
  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
    Cafechat-03.jpg
  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
    Cafechat-01.jpg
  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
    Cafechat-24.jpg
  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
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  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
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  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
    Cafechat-20.jpg
  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
    Cafechat-19.jpg
  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
    Cafechat-16.jpg
  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
    Cafechat-14.jpg
  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
    Cafechat-13.jpg
  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
    Cafechat-12.jpg
  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
    Cafechat-08.jpg
  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
    Cafechat-06.jpg
  • Paris, France - Oct 2013: Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has opened a cafe where the lovers of cats can have a drink in company of many cats. (photo Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images)<br />
Inspired by neko cafes in Japan, Margaux Gandelon has launched a fundraising campaign in order to open a café and she has obtained €40,000.<br />
It is the France’s very first cat cafe.<br />
Today, "Le Cafe des Chats" is born in a space of 137 square meters in the heart of the Marais, in a cozy and intimate setting. Inside, you can enjoy time with cats while you taste a hot chocolate, an artisanal tea, a salad, a tart, a brunch or just a coffee.<br />
The kitties are neutered, vaccinated and carefully tended to by staff and veterinarians.<br />
Every cat is brushed daily and receives weekly checkups.<br />
There are 12 cats on standby in order to help caffeine-lovers in relaxing after a long walk in Paris or after work.<br />
It would seem that their purr is able to cure stress, insomnia or anxiety<br />
The cafe of cats is not a novel concept. Often called "neko cafes", they are several in East Asian cities. They offer customers the option to play with cats while they sip their beverages.<br />
The first such location popped up in Taiwan in the late 1990s. The idea quickly became popular in Japan, and Tokyo is now the home of dozens of pay-to-pet cafes.<br />
Unlike the Japanese cat cafes, Margaux Gandelon's establishment would not allow customers to reserve a cat for an extended period of time<br />
She is supported by the SPA and the prefecture but 30 Millions d'Amis and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation criticized the plan. Some of their activists said they didn’t want that animals should be reduced to “teddy bears.”
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012. Field of Mars - Church, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012. Field of Mars - Corso Vittorio Emanuele II.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012. Field of Mars - Near Torre Argentina, The Cat Shelter.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012. Field of Mars - Near Torre Argentina.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012. Field of Mars - Near Torre Argentina.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012. Field of Mars - Near Piazza Navona. By night.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012. Field of Mars - Near Piazza Navona. By night.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012. Field of Mars - Piazza Navona. Fountain of Neptun.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012. Field of Mars - Piazza Navona. Near Fountain of Neptun, by night.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012. Field of Mars - Piazza Navona. Fountain of Neptun.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012. Field of Mars - Piazza Navona. Sant'Agnese in Agone and the Fountain of the four Rivers.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012. Field of Mars - Piazza Navona. The invible man was here.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012. Field of Mars - Piazza Navona. Sant'Agnese in Agone.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012. Field of Mars - Piazza Navona. Sant'Agnese in Agone and the Fountain of the four Rivers.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012. Field of Mars - Piazza Navona. The Moor Fountain.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012. Field of Mars - Piazza Navona. The Moor Fountain.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012. Field of Mars - Piazza Navona. The Moor Fountain.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012. Field of Mars - Corso Vittorio Emanuele II.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012. Field of Mars - Corso Vittorio Emanuele II.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012. Field of Mars - Church, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012. Field of Mars - Near Piazza Navona. By night.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012. Field of Mars - Near Piazza Navona. By night.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012. Field of Mars - Corso Vittorio Emanuele II.
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  • Gerard Collomb, Lyon's Mayor gives a  Press Conference for The March 2014 Mayoral Elections 
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  • Gerard Collomb, Lyon's Mayor gives a  Press Conference for The March 2014 Mayoral Elections 
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  • Gerard Collomb, Lyon's Mayor gives a  Press Conference for The March 2014 Mayoral Elections 
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  • Christian Coulon,  Odile Belinga, Roland Bernard, Myriam Picot, Gerard Collomb, Elvire Servien, David Kimelfeld and Thierry Philip attend the Press Conference for The March 2014 Mayoral Elections 
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  • Christian Coulon,  Odile Belinga, Roland Bernard, Myriam Picot, Gerard Collomb, Elvire Servien, David Kimelfeld and Thierry Philip attend the Press Conference for The March 2014 Mayoral Elections 
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  • Olivier Brachet, Rolland Bernard, Elvire Servien, Gerard Collomb, Myriam Picot, Thierry Philip and Odile Belinga attend the Press Conference for The March 2014 Mayoral Elections 
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  • Elvire Servien, Gerard Collomb, Myriam Picot and Thierry Philip attend the Press Conference for The March 2014 Mayoral Elections
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  • Elvire Servien attends the Press Conference for The March 2014 Mayoral Elections
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  • Odile Belinga attends the Press Conference for The March 2014 Mayoral Elections 
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  • Odile Belinga attends the Press Conference for The March 2014 Mayoral Elections 
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  • Odile Belinga attends the Press Conference for The March 2014 Mayoral Elections 
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  • Myriam Picot, Thierry Philip and Odile Belinga attend the Press Conference for The March 2014 Mayoral Elections 
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..Oldest Roman bridge in Rome.The Pons Fabricius (Ponte Fabricio, meaning "Fabricius' Bridge") or Ponte dei Quattro Capi, is the oldest Roman bridge in Rome, still existing in its original state. Built in 62 BC, it spans half of the Tiber River, from the Campus Martius on the east side to Tiber Island in the middle. Quattro Capi ("four heads") refers to the two marble pillars of the two-faced Janus herms on the parapet, which were moved here from the nearby Church of St. Gregory (Monte Savello) in the 14th century..It was built to replace an earlier wooden bridge destroyed by fire. Completely intact from Roman antiquity, it has been in continuous use ever since.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..Oldest Roman bridge in Rome.The Pons Fabricius (Ponte Fabricio, meaning "Fabricius' Bridge") or Ponte dei Quattro Capi, is the oldest Roman bridge in Rome, still existing in its original state. Built in 62 BC, it spans half of the Tiber River, from the Campus Martius on the east side to Tiber Island in the middle. Quattro Capi ("four heads") refers to the two marble pillars of the two-faced Janus herms on the parapet, which were moved here from the nearby Church of St. Gregory (Monte Savello) in the 14th century..It was built to replace an earlier wooden bridge destroyed by fire. Completely intact from Roman antiquity, it has been in continuous use ever since.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..Trajan's Column is a Roman triumphal column in Rome which commemorates Roman emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars. It is located in Trajan's Forum, built near the Quirinal Hill, north of the Roman Forum. Completed in AD 113, the freestanding column is most famous for its spiral bas relief, that artistically describes the epic wars between the Romans and Dacians (101-102 and 105-106). Its design has inspired numerous victory columns..The structure is about 35 metres (125 ft) including its large pedestal. The 190-metre (625 ft) frieze winds around the shaft 23 times. .The interior of Trajan's column is hollow: entered by a small doorway at one side of the base, a spiral stair gives access to the platform above, having offered the visitor in antiquity a view over the surrounding Trajan's forum. Trajan's column, and especially its helical stairway design, exerted a considerable influence on subsequent Roman architecture.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..Trajan's Column is a Roman triumphal column in Rome which commemorates Roman emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars. It is located in Trajan's Forum, built near the Quirinal Hill, north of the Roman Forum. Completed in AD 113, the freestanding column is most famous for its spiral bas relief, that artistically describes the epic wars between the Romans and Dacians (101-102 and 105-106). Its design has inspired numerous victory columns..The structure is about 35 metres (125 ft) including its large pedestal. The 190-metre (625 ft) frieze winds around the shaft 23 times. .The interior of Trajan's column is hollow: entered by a small doorway at one side of the base, a spiral stair gives access to the platform above, having offered the visitor in antiquity a view over the surrounding Trajan's forum.?Trajan's column, and especially its helical stairway design, exerted a considerable influence on subsequent Roman architecture.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..The Doria Pamphilj Gallery is a large art collection housed in the Palazzo Doria Pamphilj. It is situated between the Via del Corso and Via della Gatta. The principal entrance is on the Via del Corso. Like the palace, it is still privately owned by the princely Roman family Doria Pamphilj..In 1291 two Doria brothers bought the lordship of Oneglia, which was co-owned by their descendants until the late 15th century. Admiral Andrea Doria fought for the French at the battle of Crécy.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..The Doria Pamphilj Gallery is a large art collection housed in the Palazzo Doria Pamphilj. It is situated between the Via del Corso and Via della Gatta. The principal entrance is on the Via del Corso. Like the palace, it is still privately owned by the princely Roman family Doria Pamphilj..In 1291 two Doria brothers bought the lordship of Oneglia, which was co-owned by their descendants until the late 15th century. Admiral Andrea Doria fought for the French at the battle of Crécy.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II or Altar of the Fatherland or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument built to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy. It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885; sculpture for it was parceled out to established sculptors all over Italy It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1935. The monument is built of white marble from Botticino, Brescia, and features stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains, an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas.  The structure is 135 m (443 ft) wide and 70 m (230 ft) high. The base of the structure houses the museum of Italian Reunification. The monument holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame, built under the statue of Italy after World War I. The monument was controversial since its construction destroyed a large area of the Capitoline Hill with a Medieval neighbourhood for its sake.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II or Altar of the Fatherland or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument built to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy.?It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885; sculpture for it was parceled out to established sculptors all over Italy?It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1935.?The monument is built of white marble from Botticino, Brescia, and features stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains, an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas. ?The structure is 135 m (443 ft) wide and 70 m (230 ft) high.?The base of the structure houses the museum of Italian Reunification.?The monument holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame, built under the statue of Italy after World War I.?The monument was controversial since its construction destroyed a large area of the Capitoline Hill with a Medieval neighbourhood for its sake.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II or Altar of the Fatherland or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument built to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy.?It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885; sculpture for it was parceled out to established sculptors all over Italy?It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1935.?The monument is built of white marble from Botticino, Brescia, and features stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains, an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas. ?The structure is 135 m (443 ft) wide and 70 m (230 ft) high.?The base of the structure houses the museum of Italian Reunification.?The monument holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame, built under the statue of Italy after World War I.?The monument was controversial since its construction destroyed a large area of the Capitoline Hill with a Medieval neighbourhood for its sake.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II or Altar of the Fatherland or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument built to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy.?It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885; sculpture for it was parceled out to established sculptors all over Italy?It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1935.?The monument is built of white marble from Botticino, Brescia, and features stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains, an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas. ?The structure is 135 m (443 ft) wide and 70 m (230 ft) high.?The base of the structure houses the museum of Italian Reunification.?The monument holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame, built under the statue of Italy after World War I.?The monument was controversial since its construction destroyed a large area of the Capitoline Hill with a Medieval neighbourhood for its sake.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II or Altar of the Fatherland or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument built to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy.?It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885; sculpture for it was parceled out to established sculptors all over Italy?It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1935.?The monument is built of white marble from Botticino, Brescia, and features stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains, an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas. ?The structure is 135 m (443 ft) wide and 70 m (230 ft) high.?The base of the structure houses the museum of Italian Reunification.?The monument holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame, built under the statue of Italy after World War I.?The monument was controversial since its construction destroyed a large area of the Capitoline Hill with a Medieval neighbourhood for its sake.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II or Altar of the Fatherland or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument built to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy.?It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885; sculpture for it was parceled out to established sculptors all over Italy?It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1935.?The monument is built of white marble from Botticino, Brescia, and features stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains, an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas. ?The structure is 135 m (443 ft) wide and 70 m (230 ft) high.?The base of the structure houses the museum of Italian Reunification.?The monument holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame, built under the statue of Italy after World War I.?The monument was controversial since its construction destroyed a large area of the Capitoline Hill with a Medieval neighbourhood for its sake.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II or Altar of the Fatherland or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument built to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy.?It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885; sculpture for it was parceled out to established sculptors all over Italy?It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1935.?The monument is built of white marble from Botticino, Brescia, and features stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains, an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas. ?The structure is 135 m (443 ft) wide and 70 m (230 ft) high.?The base of the structure houses the museum of Italian Reunification.?The monument holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame, built under the statue of Italy after World War I.?The monument was controversial since its construction destroyed a large area of the Capitoline Hill with a Medieval neighbourhood for its sake.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II or Altar of the Fatherland or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument built to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy.?It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885; sculpture for it was parceled out to established sculptors all over Italy?It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1935.?The monument is built of white marble from Botticino, Brescia, and features stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains, an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas. ?The structure is 135 m (443 ft) wide and 70 m (230 ft) high.?The base of the structure houses the museum of Italian Reunification.?The monument holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame, built under the statue of Italy after World War I.?The monument was controversial since its construction destroyed a large area of the Capitoline Hill with a Medieval neighbourhood for its sake.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II or Altar of the Fatherland or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument built to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy.?It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885; sculpture for it was parceled out to established sculptors all over Italy?It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1935.?The monument is built of white marble from Botticino, Brescia, and features stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains, an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas. ?The structure is 135 m (443 ft) wide and 70 m (230 ft) high.?The base of the structure houses the museum of Italian Reunification.?The monument holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame, built under the statue of Italy after World War I.?The monument was controversial since its construction destroyed a large area of the Capitoline Hill with a Medieval neighbourhood for its sake.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II or Altar of the Fatherland or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument built to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy. It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885; sculpture for it was parceled out to established sculptors all over Italy It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1935. The monument is built of white marble from Botticino, Brescia, and features stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains, an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas.  The structure is 135 m (443 ft) wide and 70 m (230 ft) high. The base of the structure houses the museum of Italian Reunification. The monument holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame, built under the statue of Italy after World War I. The monument was controversial since its construction destroyed a large area of the Capitoline Hill with a Medieval neighbourhood for its sake.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II or Altar of the Fatherland or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument built to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy.?It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885; sculpture for it was parceled out to established sculptors all over Italy?It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1935.?The monument is built of white marble from Botticino, Brescia, and features stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains, an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas. ?The structure is 135 m (443 ft) wide and 70 m (230 ft) high.?The base of the structure houses the museum of Italian Reunification.?The monument holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame, built under the statue of Italy after World War I.?The monument was controversial since its construction destroyed a large area of the Capitoline Hill with a Medieval neighbourhood for its sake.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II or Altar of the Fatherland or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument built to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy.?It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885; sculpture for it was parceled out to established sculptors all over Italy?It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1935.?The monument is built of white marble from Botticino, Brescia, and features stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains, an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas. ?The structure is 135 m (443 ft) wide and 70 m (230 ft) high.?The base of the structure houses the museum of Italian Reunification.?The monument holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame, built under the statue of Italy after World War I.?The monument was controversial since its construction destroyed a large area of the Capitoline Hill with a Medieval neighbourhood for its sake.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II or Altar of the Fatherland or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument built to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy.?It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885; sculpture for it was parceled out to established sculptors all over Italy?It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1935.?The monument is built of white marble from Botticino, Brescia, and features stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains, an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas. ?The structure is 135 m (443 ft) wide and 70 m (230 ft) high.?The base of the structure houses the museum of Italian Reunification.?The monument holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame, built under the statue of Italy after World War I.?The monument was controversial since its construction destroyed a large area of the Capitoline Hill with a Medieval neighbourhood for its sake.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II or Altar of the Fatherland or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument built to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy.?It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885; sculpture for it was parceled out to established sculptors all over Italy?It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1935.?The monument is built of white marble from Botticino, Brescia, and features stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains, an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas. ?The structure is 135 m (443 ft) wide and 70 m (230 ft) high.?The base of the structure houses the museum of Italian Reunification.?The monument holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame, built under the statue of Italy after World War I.?The monument was controversial since its construction destroyed a large area of the Capitoline Hill with a Medieval neighbourhood for its sake.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II or Altar of the Fatherland or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument built to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy.?It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885; sculpture for it was parceled out to established sculptors all over Italy?It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1935.?The monument is built of white marble from Botticino, Brescia, and features stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains, an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas. ?The structure is 135 m (443 ft) wide and 70 m (230 ft) high.?The base of the structure houses the museum of Italian Reunification.?The monument holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame, built under the statue of Italy after World War I.?The monument was controversial since its construction destroyed a large area of the Capitoline Hill with a Medieval neighbourhood for its sake.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II or Altar of the Fatherland or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument built to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy.?It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885; sculpture for it was parceled out to established sculptors all over Italy?It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1935.?The monument is built of white marble from Botticino, Brescia, and features stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains, an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas. ?The structure is 135 m (443 ft) wide and 70 m (230 ft) high.?The base of the structure houses the museum of Italian Reunification.?The monument holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame, built under the statue of Italy after World War I.?The monument was controversial since its construction destroyed a large area of the Capitoline Hill with a Medieval neighbourhood for its sake.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II or Altar of the Fatherland or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument built to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy.?It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885; sculpture for it was parceled out to established sculptors all over Italy?It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1935.?The monument is built of white marble from Botticino, Brescia, and features stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains, an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas. ?The structure is 135 m (443 ft) wide and 70 m (230 ft) high.?The base of the structure houses the museum of Italian Reunification.?The monument holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame, built under the statue of Italy after World War I.?The monument was controversial since its construction destroyed a large area of the Capitoline Hill with a Medieval neighbourhood for its sake.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II or Altar of the Fatherland or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument built to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy. It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885; sculpture for it was parceled out to established sculptors all over Italy It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1935. The monument is built of white marble from Botticino, Brescia, and features stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains, an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas.  The structure is 135 m (443 ft) wide and 70 m (230 ft) high. The base of the structure houses the museum of Italian Reunification. The monument holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame, built under the statue of Italy after World War I. The monument was controversial since its construction destroyed a large area of the Capitoline Hill with a Medieval neighbourhood for its sake.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II or Altar of the Fatherland or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument built to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy.?It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885; sculpture for it was parceled out to established sculptors all over Italy?It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1935.?The monument is built of white marble from Botticino, Brescia, and features stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains, an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas. ?The structure is 135 m (443 ft) wide and 70 m (230 ft) high.?The base of the structure houses the museum of Italian Reunification.?The monument holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame, built under the statue of Italy after World War I.?The monument was controversial since its construction destroyed a large area of the Capitoline Hill with a Medieval neighbourhood for its sake.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II or Altar of the Fatherland or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument built to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy.?It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885; sculpture for it was parceled out to established sculptors all over Italy?It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1935.?The monument is built of white marble from Botticino, Brescia, and features stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains, an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas. ?The structure is 135 m (443 ft) wide and 70 m (230 ft) high.?The base of the structure houses the museum of Italian Reunification.?The monument holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame, built under the statue of Italy after World War I.?The monument was controversial since its construction destroyed a large area of the Capitoline Hill with a Medieval neighbourhood for its sake.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012 Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, near Piazza Venezia.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012 Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, near Piazza Venezia.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012 Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, near Piazza Venezia.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, near Piazza Venezia.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, near Piazza Venezia.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012. The Church of Saint Ignatius of Loyola at Campus Martius is dedicated to the founder of the Jesuit order. .The Collegio Romano opened very humbly in 1551, with an inscription over the door summing up its simple purpose: "School of Grammar, Humanity, and Christian Doctrine. Free". .The church has a Latin cross plan with numerous side chapels. The building was inspired by the Jesuit mother church, the Church of the Gesù. The imposing order of Corinthian pilasters that rings the entire interior, the theatrical focus on the high altar at the rear of the broad eastern apse, the church's colored marbles, animated stucco figural relief, richly ornamented altars, extensive gilding, and bold Tromp l'oeil paintings in the "dome" at its crossing and in the nave ceiling all produce a festive, sumptuous effect. The church stages the triumph of its dedicatee most effectively.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012 The Church of Saint Ignatius of Loyola at Campus Martius is dedicated to the founder of the Jesuit order. .The Collegio Romano opened very humbly in 1551, with an inscription over the door summing up its simple purpose: "School of Grammar, Humanity, and Christian Doctrine. Free". .The church has a Latin cross plan with numerous side chapels. The building was inspired by the Jesuit mother church, the Church of the Gesù. The imposing order of Corinthian pilasters that rings the entire interior, the theatrical focus on the high altar at the rear of the broad eastern apse, the church's colored marbles, animated stucco figural relief, richly ornamented altars, extensive gilding, and bold Tromp l'oeil paintings in the "dome" at its crossing and in the nave ceiling all produce a festive, sumptuous effect. The church stages the triumph of its dedicatee most effectively.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..Piazza della Rotonda.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012..Piazza della Rotonda.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012 .Piazza della Rotonda. The Pantheon (from Greek, an adjective meaning "to every god") is a building in Rome, Italy, commissioned by Marcus Agrippa as a temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome, and rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian in about 126 AD..Almost two thousand years after it was built, the Pantheon's dome is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome.[3] The height to the oculus and the diameter of the interior circle are the same, 43.3 metres (142 ft)..It is one of the best-preserved of all Roman buildings. It has been in continuous use throughout its history, and since the 7th century, the Pantheon has been used as a Roman Catholic church dedicated to "St. Mary and the Martyrs" but informally known as "Santa Maria della Rotonda." The square in front of the Pantheon is called Piazza della Rotonda...In the aftermath of the Battle of Actium (31 BC), Marcus Agrippa built and dedicated the original Pantheon during his third consulship (27 BC). Located in the Campus Martius, at the time of its construction, the area of the Pantheon was on the outskirts of Rome, and the area had a rural appearance. Under the Roman Republic the Campus Martius had served as a gathering place for elections and the army.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012 .Piazza della Rotonda. The Pantheon (from Greek, an adjective meaning "to every god") is a building in Rome, Italy, commissioned by Marcus Agrippa as a temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome, and rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian in about 126 AD..Almost two thousand years after it was built, the Pantheon's dome is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome.[3] The height to the oculus and the diameter of the interior circle are the same, 43.3 metres (142 ft)..It is one of the best-preserved of all Roman buildings. It has been in continuous use throughout its history, and since the 7th century, the Pantheon has been used as a Roman Catholic church dedicated to "St. Mary and the Martyrs" but informally known as "Santa Maria della Rotonda." The square in front of the Pantheon is called Piazza della Rotonda...In the aftermath of the Battle of Actium (31 BC), Marcus Agrippa built and dedicated the original Pantheon during his third consulship (27 BC). Located in the Campus Martius, at the time of its construction, the area of the Pantheon was on the outskirts of Rome, and the area had a rural appearance. Under the Roman Republic the Campus Martius had served as a gathering place for elections and the army.
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