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Paris to welcome Game of Thrones exhibition

Paris may be still be masking in the summer sun but for Game of Thrones fans in the city winter is certainly coming, with the upcoming arrival of an exhibition devoted to the blockbuster TV series.

Published: 6 July 2015 15:30 CEST
Paris to welcome Game of Thrones exhibition
The exhibition includes Khaleesi's dragon eggs. Screengrab: YouTube

The free exhibition, which will include 70 items from the cult HBO series, will run from September 8th-12th at the Carrousel du Louvre.

The exhibition has already travelled to London, Berlin, Stockholm, Amsterdam and Tel Aviv. However, organizers promise that eighty percent of the Paris exhibit will be new, with a special focus on Series four.

New features include the wedding outfits of Margaery Tyrell and Joffrey Baratheon in the “Purple Wedding” section, which, according to the HBO are essential since “people were so entranced by that scene”.

Other highlights include a life-size White Walker, one of Khaleesi’s dragons as well as the mythical Iron Throne.

Visitors will also be able to virtually climb “the wall” that separates Westeros from the rest of the world.

See below for a preview from the Game of Thrones exhibition in London earlier this year:

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Fluffy nuisance: Outcry as Paris sends Invalides rabbits into exile

Efforts to relocate wild rabbits that are a common sight on the lawns of the historic Invalides memorial complex have provoked criticism from animal rights groups.

Published: 14 February 2024 13:01 CET
Fluffy nuisance: Outcry as Paris sends Invalides rabbits into exile

Tourists and Parisians have long been accustomed to the sight of wild rabbits frolicking around the lawns of Les Invalides, one of the French capital’s great landmarks.

But efforts are underway to relocate the fluffy animals, accused of damaging the gardens and drains around the giant edifice that houses Napoleon’s tomb, authorities said.

Police said that several dozen bunnies had been captured since late January and relocated to the private estate of Breau in the Seine-et-Marne region outside Paris, a move that has prompted an outcry from animal rights activists.

“Two operations have taken place since 25 January,” the police prefecture told AFP.

“Twenty-four healthy rabbits were captured on each occasion and released after vaccination” in Seine-et-Marne, the prefecture said.

Six more operations are scheduled to take place in the coming weeks.

Around 300 wild rabbits live around Les Invalides, according to estimates.

“The overpopulation on the site is leading to deteriorating living conditions and health risks,” the prefecture said.

Authorities estimate the cost of restoring the site, which has been damaged by the proliferation of underground galleries and the deterioration of gardens, pipes and flora, at €366,000.

Animal rights groups denounced the operation.

The Paris Animaux Zoopolis group said the rabbits were being subjected to “intense stress” or could be killed “under the guise of relocation”.

“A number of rabbits will die during capture and potentially during transport,” said the group, accusing authorities of being “opaque” about their methods.

The animal rights group also noted that Breau was home to the headquarters of the Seine-et-Marne hunting federation.

The police prefecture insisted that the animals would not be hunted.

In 2021, authorities classified the rabbits living in Paris as a nuisance but the order was reversed following an outcry from animal groups who have been pushing for a peaceful cohabitation with the animals.

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