La Coupole (Paris)
Historic Montparnasse brasserie and dance hall since 1927.
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La Coupole is a brasserie in Montparnasse, Paris, opened on December 20, 1927 by Ernest Fraux and René Lafon. It became a gathering place for artists and intellectuals of the School of Paris and the Lost Generation during the Roaring Twenties. The basement dance hall opened on December 24, 1928, featuring Filiberto Rico's Rico's Créole Band until the 1960s. A bronze sculpture titled La Terre by Louis Derbré stands in the restaurant, unveiled in 1993.
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