This year, Strasbourg is celebrating in an unusual way: the annual title of “Christmas Capital” has been preceded by the more exclusive “Book Capital of the World” since April 23rd. The UNESCO designation is valid for one year from World Book and Copyright Day. In the Rhine metropolis it is an occasion for a variety of events. A highlight is the now opened exhibition “Place à Gutenberg!” (“The Gutenberg Monument by David d’Angers: A plea for coexistence”): It is the Gutenberg statue created by David d’Angers in 1840 on the square of the same name dedicated.
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