Mobilization for the protection of Fouquet’s

Mobilization for the protection of Fouquet’s

Mobilization for the safeguarding of the famous restaurant located on the Champs Elysées for nearly 90 years, Fouquet’s. The Kuwaiti company, the owner of the premises, wants to expel the current director, wanting to build a luxury building instead, which it is perfectly entitled to. The only solution would be to classify Fouquet’s as a historical monument. Maurice CASANOVA, manager of Fouquet’s, explains why he fights against this judgment, believing that this place is "a place of culture and memory". José ARTUR, Comité de sauvegarde du Fouquet’s, welcomes the large number of signatories. Jack LANG, Minister of Culture and Communication, talks about the protection he is studying to save the sign and calls on major investors not to disfigure the streets.

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File : Champs-Elysées

Publication date : 28 July 1988