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Parisian getaway at Churchgate
Updated On: 28 July, 2024 07:30 AM IST | Mumbai | Junisha Dama
Calling all Francophiles! Get a taste of Paris at Alliance Française’s new space that houses a terrace cafe, library, and more
Stephane Doutrelant, executive director of Alliance Française de Bombay, at the organisation’s new library, that has an open floor plan to encourage reading, and will be used as an activity space too. Pics/Shadab Khan
The six-storeyed Theosophy Hall in Churchgate has housed Alliance Française de Bombay for decades. However, France expects over 30,000 students by 2030, so the organisation decided it was time to expand. And, they scored a space right across their headquarters.
On the ground floor of Churchgate Chambers, an Art Deco grille painted in black and the organisation’s signature red opens into a library. The Art Deco elements are a nod to Mumbai and Paris, and a reminder of belle époque (the beautiful age), which refers to a period of great urban development and cultural advances in France preceding the First World War. What’s lovely about this expansion is that the library is at the heart of the space. The floor has five smaller rooms for classes, a teacher’s lounge, a dedicated office for Campus France, and even a café.
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