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Added on the 17/10/2023 16:58:15 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Two days before the end of the Paris International Agricultural Show, a convoy of twenty tractors led by activists from the farmers union the Coordination rurale is parked in front of the Palace of Versailles. "We're continuing the movement because we're not being heard (...), we've got band-aids and little envelopes of cash, but that's not going to move things forward," laments Nicolas Bonguay, president of the CR in the Doubs region of eastern France. (COMPLETES VID34KC4MQ_EN) IMAGES
Versailles, Oct 16 (EFE) .- Ostriches, chameleons and elephants have returned this week to the Palace of Versailles in an exhibition that for the first time shows the variety of species that inhabited this ancient residential complex next to French royalty. (Camera: MARIO GARCÍA SÁNCHEZ)SHOT LIST: THE EXHIBITION "THE KING'S ANIMALS", LOCATED IN THE PALACE OF VERSAILLES.SOUND BITES: CURATOR ALEXANDRE MARAL (IN FRENCH)TRANSLATIONS:1) "The Palace of Versailles, the domain of Versailles, in general, was populated with animals. They were everywhere."2) "(Versailles) is a place where there were many pets that were inside the palace, who lived with members of the royal family and courtiers, such as dogs, cats, parrots and monkeys. Therefore, it can be said that it was a place where animals lived like kings. "3) "Animals had a political function in Versailles, since it was a place of power, so everything had a political symbolism, like the birds in the collection of Louis XIV".
Paris, Sep 23 (EFE), (Camera: Mohammed Badra).- The Eiffel Tower was evacuated on Wednesday after a bomb threat. The landmark in the French capital reopened in the early afternoon after checks were carried out. Staff cleared the site after receiving an anonymous phone call saying there was an explosive device in the structure. The company that manages the tower Société d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE) told Efe the evacuation began at about 12.15 pm local time and that the alert was the first this year.FOOTAGE OF THE EIFFEL TOWER
France's iconic Palace of Versailles welcomes visitors for the first time in months, after the government allowed French museums and historic sites to reopen their doors following the coronavirus shutdown. (COMPLETES VIDI1SY7T9_EN, VIDI1SY7VR_EN) IMAGES
Versailles (France), June 6, EFE/EPA, (Camera Julien de Rosa).- The Palace of Versailles reopened its doors to visitors this Saturday, after more than two and a half months of closure due to the coronavirus crisis, with the presence of the French Minister of Culture, Franck Riester.FOOTAGE THE REOPENING OF THE VERSAILLES PALACE AND THE FRENCH MINISTER OF CULTURE, FRANCK RIESTER