Café Procope
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The Café Procope, also known as Le Procope, on the Rue de l'Ancienne Comédie, is a café in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. The original café was opened in 1686 by the Sicilian chef Procopio Cutò; it
Café Procope in 2010
At Café Procope: at rear, from left to right: Condorcet, La Harpe, Voltaire (with his arm raised) and Diderot
Le Procope is in 18th-century style
Francesco Procopio dei Coltelli – founder
Georges Danton
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Georges Jacques Danton was a French politician and leading figure of the French Revolution. A modest and unknown lawyer on the eve of the Revolution, Danton became a famous orator of the Cordeliers Cl
Café Procope
…in sight. During the Revolution, the Phrygian cap, soon to be the symbol of Liberty, was first displayed at the Procope. The Cordeliers, Robespierre, Danton and Marat all used the café as a meeting place. After the Restoration, another famous customer was Alexander von Humboldt who, during the 1820s, lunched…
Georges Jacques Danton. Musée Carnavalet, Paris
Antoinette Gabrielle Charpentier, wife of Danton
The historic Cour du Commerce Saint-Andre in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house at No. 1 was where Georges Danton lived when he was the District President.
Cordeliers University Library – Paris – Front View (formerly Couvent des Cordeliers)