Brasserie Georges

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The Brasserie Georges is a restaurant located in the

History

The brasserie was built in 1836 by Georges Hoffherr, from Alsace, and was opened the same year.

In 1873, after the death of Georges Hoffherr, his son-in-law, Matthew Umdenstock took over the business. After the

In 1924, painter Bruno Guillermin redecorated the dining room in an Art Deco style.^[6]

Architecture

The outside sign of the Brasserie Georges was made in 1946.^{[citation needed]} On the facade, there is a portrait of Gambrinus, the king of beer.^{[citation needed]}

In the entrance, four windows from the early twentieth century represent sculpture, geography, painting and music. Above the entrance there is a huge copper cauldron decorated with a head of lion.^{[citation needed]}

Famous people

Many famous people have eaten in the restaurant, including Paul Verlaine, Jules Verne, Émile Zola, Édith Piaf, Colette, Ernest Hemingway, Jacques Brel, Alphonse Daudet, Anatole France, Léon Blum, Auguste and Louis Lumière, Luis Mariano, Auguste Rodin and many others.^[7] Alphonse de Lamartine, who ate there frequently, would have left a slate of 40 francs.^[6] Twelve ministers have come to restore it in 1995. ^{[citation needed]}Bernadette Chirac ate there in 1998 and 1999.^{[citation needed]}

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