Café de la Paix

ID: 40 ~ Source: Flickr ~ Creator: Edouard Leon Cortes ~ Date: 1882

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This painting, created by Edouard Leon Cortes around 1882, shows the Café placed against the backdrop of Opéra Garnier. Here Cortes paints the Café how it is known, as a lively and busy heart of the ninth arrondissement.

This file appears in: Le Café de la Paix: The Heart of Paris’ Theater District

Le Café de la Paix: The Heart of Paris’ Theater District

By Mariah Workman

The Café de la Paix, translated from French as the Cafe of Peace, is a historical Parisian institution that sits in the ninth arrondissement of Paris. It was a favorite location of many notable…