Palais-Royal in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Café de la Régence

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 3, 2024

1. Café de la Régence Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ici
se trouvait de 1855 a 1955
le Café de la Régence
fonde en 1718 Place du Palais Royal.
Ce café était mondialement connu
pour ses joueurs d'échecs
et les célébrités
qui le frequenterent:
Philidor, Rousseau, Robespierre,
Bonaparte, Musset, Grevy...

English translation
Here from 1855 to 1955 was the Café de la Régence, founded in 1718 on the Place du Palais Royal.
This café was world famous for its chess players and celebrities who frequented it:
Philidor, Rousseau, Robespierre, Bonaparte, Musset, Grevy...

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 48° 51.799′ N, 2° 20.107′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Palais-Royal. It is at the intersection of Rue Saint-Honoré and Avenue de l'Opera, on the right when traveling east on Rue Saint-Honoré. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 159 Rue Saint-Honoré, Paris, Île-de-France 75001, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Le Quartier du Palais-Royale / The Palais-Royal and its Neighborhood (within shouting distance of this marker); La Cour de Comptes / Court of Accounts (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Auguste Bournonville (1805-1879) (about 150 meters away); Le pavillon de la Bibliothèque et l'aile nord du Louvre (about 150 meters away); Antoine de Pluvinel (about 180 meters away); La Ligue des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge / League of the Societies of the Red Cross (about 210 meters away); École élémentaire d’Argenteuil Jewish Students Memorial (about 210 meters away); Cyprien Ragueneau (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Café de la Régence at Wikipedia. (Submitted on June 18, 2024.)

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 3, 2024

2. Café de la Régence Marker

The marker is above and to the right of the entryway seen in this view.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 396 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 18, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.