Cafe Procope, The World's Oldest Cafe with Notables
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| An illustration of Cafe Procope at 13 Rue de l'Ancienne Comédie, surrounded by portraits of famous individuals associated with its history. Established in 1686 by Francesco Procopio dei Coltelli, it is known as the world's first literary cafe, frequented by great minds in arts, letters, and politics including Voltaire, Rousseau, Diderot, D'Alembert, Benjamin Franklin, Robespierre, Danton, Marat, Beaumarchais, Balzac, Hugo, Verlaine, La Fontaine, Anatole France, and Lieutenant Bonaparte. |
