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Water lilies in western Japan

Water lilies bloom in a garden named Jardin de Monet Marmottan au Village de Kitagawa on Aug. 21, 2026, in Kitagawa in Kochi Prefecture. The garden in the western Japan village is modeled after painter Claude Monet's garden in Giverny, France.

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Blue water lilies in western Japan

Blue water lilies bloom in a garden named Jardin de Monet Marmottan au Village de Kitagawa on Aug. 21, 2026, in Kitagawa in Kochi Prefecture. The garden in the western Japan village is modeled after painter Claude Monet's garden in Giverny, France.

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Blue water lilies in western Japan

Blue water lilies bloom in a garden named Jardin de Monet Marmottan au Village de Kitagawa on Aug. 21, 2026, in Kitagawa in Kochi Prefecture. The garden in the western Japan village is modeled after painter Claude Monet's garden in Giverny, France.

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Illustration - Brittany

FRANCE. BRITTANY REGION. MORBIHAN (56) BELLE-ILE-EN-MER. THE AIGUILLES DE PORT COTON ARE THUS NAMED BECAUSE OF THE FOAM CREATED BY THE BREAKING OF THE WAVES ON THESE SPECTACULAR ROCKS. THESE FAMOUS ROCKS HAVE BEEN PAINTED BY MANY ARTISTS INCLUDING CLAUDE MONET Photo by Christophe Lepetit/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. NORMANDY. EURE (27) GIVERNY. GARDENS OF CLAUDE MONET: WATER GARDEN OR BASSIN DES NENUPHARS (WATER LILIES). LES NYMPHEAS IS A SERIES OF 250 OIL PAINTINGS BY THE PAINTER PRODUCED DURING THE LAST 31 YEARS OF HIS LIFE. IN THE BACKGROUND ON THE LEFT, THE FLOWER GARDEN AND CLAUDE MONET'S HOUSE (GREEN SHUTTERS). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water lilies at Ohara museum in western Japan

Water lilies, grown from those at painter Claude Monet's garden in Giverny, France, bloom at Ohara Museum of Art in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, on June 13, 2024.

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

This photograph shows a sticker reading “Do not touch my Clap” at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

Players compete in petanque (boules game) beneath a placard reading “the Clap is in danger” at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

Players compete in petanque (boules game) beneath a placard reading “the Clap is in danger” at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

Players compete in petanque (boules game) beneath a placard reading “the Clap is in danger” at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

Players compete in petanque (boules game) beneath a placard reading “the Clap is in danger” at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

Players compete in petanque (boules game) beneath a placard reading “the Clap is in danger” at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

Players compete in petanque (boules game) beneath a placard reading “the Clap is in danger” at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

This photograph shows Clap’s flags at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

This photograph shows announcements at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

Players compete in petanque (boules game) beneath a placard reading “the Clap is in danger” at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

Players compete in petanque (boules game) beneath a placard reading “the Clap is in danger” at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

Players compete in petanque (boules game) beneath a placard reading “the Clap is in danger” at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

Players compete in petanque (boules game) beneath a placard reading “the Clap is in danger” at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

Players compete in petanque (boules game) beneath a placard reading “the Clap is in danger” at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

This photograph shows a sticker reading “Do not touch my Clap” at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

Players compete in petanque (boules game) beneath a placard reading “the Clap is in danger” at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

Players compete in petanque (boules game) beneath a placard reading “the Clap is in danger” at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

Players compete in petanque (boules game) beneath a placard reading “the Clap is in danger” at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

This photograph shows the entrance of the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

Players compete in petanque (boules game) beneath a placard reading “the Clap is in danger” at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

This photograph shows announcements at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

Players compete in petanque (boules game) beneath a placard reading “the Clap is in danger” at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

Players compete in petanque (boules game) beneath a placard reading “the Clap is in danger” at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

Players compete in petanque (boules game) beneath a placard reading “the Clap is in danger” at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

Players compete in petanque (boules game) beneath a placard reading “the Clap is in danger” at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

Players compete in petanque (boules game) beneath a placard reading “the Clap is in danger” at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

Players compete in petanque (boules game) beneath a placard reading “the Clap is in danger” at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

Players compete in petanque (boules game) beneath a placard reading “the Clap is in danger” at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

This photograph shows a placard reading “Montmartre Petanque Club is threatened to be evicted, support us!” at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to

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Montmartre Petanque Club Fights Eviction In Gentrification Row

Players compete in petanque (boules game) beneath a placard reading “the Clap is in danger” at the Lepic Abbesses Petanque Club (Clap) in Paris, France on April 23, 2024. Petanque is a game similar to bowls that is as dear to the French as village cricket is to the English. During the Belle epoque, Montmartre was the artistic heart of Paris, home to Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who were attracted by its cheap rents and bohemian nightlife. Today the picturesque district that was one of the settings of the 2001 film Amelie is a magnet for tourists. Property prices have soared and its well-heeled residents now include celebrities such as Claude Lelouch, the film director. Some are fond of playing petanque on a patch of council-owned land and their club has become a well-loved local institution since its establishment in 1971. It is now the focus of a bitter legal battle with the Paris council, which has obtained a court order to evict the club so it can lease the land to. Photo by Firas

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-MUSEUM-ART EXHIBITIONS (CN)

(230415) -- HANGZHOU, April 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors look at engraving works at the Hangzhou Pavilion of the Meet You Museum in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, April 14, 2023. The Hangzhou Pavilion of the Meet You Museum officially opened on Friday. Two exhibitions featuring artworks of well-known Western artists including Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet were launched for the public on the opening day. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-MUSEUM-ART EXHIBITIONS (CN)

(230415) -- HANGZHOU, April 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors look at a replica of the portrait "Louis XIV (1638-1715), roi de France" and an etching of the original portrait at the Hangzhou Pavilion of the Meet You Museum in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, April 14, 2023. The Hangzhou Pavilion of the Meet You Museum officially opened on Friday. Two exhibitions featuring artworks of well-known Western artists including Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet were launched for the public on the opening day. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-MUSEUM-ART EXHIBITIONS (CN)

(230415) -- HANGZHOU, April 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors look at "Pink Water Lilies" by Claude Monet at the Hangzhou Pavilion of the Meet You Museum in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, April 14, 2023. The Hangzhou Pavilion of the Meet You Museum officially opened on Friday. Two exhibitions featuring artworks of well-known Western artists including Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet were launched for the public on the opening day. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-MUSEUM-ART EXHIBITIONS (CN)

(230415) -- HANGZHOU, April 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors look at one of the portraits in the series "L'Arlesienne" by Vincent van Gogh at the Hangzhou Pavilion of the Meet You Museum in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, April 14, 2023. The Hangzhou Pavilion of the Meet You Museum officially opened on Friday. Two exhibitions featuring artworks of well-known Western artists including Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet were launched for the public on the opening day. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-MUSEUM-ART EXHIBITIONS (CN)

(230415) -- HANGZHOU, April 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors look at "Hector and Andromache" by Giorgio de Chirico at the Hangzhou Pavilion of the Meet You Museum in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, April 14, 2023. The Hangzhou Pavilion of the Meet You Museum officially opened on Friday. Two exhibitions featuring artworks of well-known Western artists including Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet were launched for the public on the opening day. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-MUSEUM-ART EXHIBITIONS (CN)

(230415) -- HANGZHOU, April 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors look at "Four White Discs and Red Rubber" by Alexander Calder at the Hangzhou Pavilion of the Meet You Museum in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, April 14, 2023. The Hangzhou Pavilion of the Meet You Museum officially opened on Friday. Two exhibitions featuring artworks of well-known Western artists including Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet were launched for the public on the opening day. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-MUSEUM-ART EXHIBITIONS (CN)

(230415) -- HANGZHOU, April 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors look at "Dreams" by Vittorio Corcos at the Hangzhou Pavilion of the Meet You Museum in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, April 14, 2023. The Hangzhou Pavilion of the Meet You Museum officially opened on Friday. Two exhibitions featuring artworks of well-known Western artists including Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet were launched for the public on the opening day. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-MUSEUM-ART EXHIBITIONS (CN)

(230415) -- HANGZHOU, April 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors look at "Dreams" by Vittorio Corcos at the Hangzhou Pavilion of the Meet You Museum in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, April 14, 2023. The Hangzhou Pavilion of the Meet You Museum officially opened on Friday. Two exhibitions featuring artworks of well-known Western artists including Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet were launched for the public on the opening day. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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Crown prince and princess visit Claude Monet exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (C) and his wife Princess Masako view paintings of Claude Monet at the National Art Center in Tokyo's Roppongi district June 26. (Pool photo)

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Crown prince and princess visit Claude Monet exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito and his wife Princess Masako view paintings of Claude Monet at the National Art Center in Tokyo's Roppongi district June 26. (Pool photo)

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'Last Supper' reproduced with Japan dying technique

KYOTO, Japan - Leonardo da Vinci's ''The Last Supper,'' reproduced with a Japanese dying technique, is on display at an exhibition in Kyoto that opened May 1. Paintings by Claude Monet, Jean Francois Millet and other masters were also reproduced with the technique. The show ends June 30.

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Nagoya museum gives press peak at opening exhibit

Journalists make notes April 15 as the newly completed Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts in Nagoya gives the press a peak at some of the art work to be displayed at its opening exhibit of foreign art. Some 60 art pieces will be displayed in its first exhibition opening April 17, including paintings by impressionists Claude Monet, Pierre Auguste Renoir and Vincent van Gogh.

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Man in news: Japanese man honored by France for recreating Monet garden

Japanese gardener Yutaka Kawakami, shown in this undated file photo, has been conferred the rank of chevalier in the French Order of the Arts and Letters for his efforts to recreate in the western Japanese village of Kitagawa, Kochi Prefecture, a garden in Giverny, near Paris, cherished by French impressionist painter Claude Monet. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Photo taken in Kitagawa in Kochi Prefecture on April 20, 2021, shows a Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner passing through a garden created in the western Japan village to replicate Claude Monet's famous garden in France.