Cirque Olympique de Franconi

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founding by Franconi

  • Franconi, detail of an engraving by Philibert-Louis Debucourt, after a painting by C. Vernet
    In Antonio Franconi

    He subsequently built the Cirque Olympique de Franconi, management of which he transferred, in 1805, to his sons Henri and Laurent, who likewise gained reputations as notable circus men. His youngest son, Victor, established the first open-air hippodrome in Paris, where he developed a flamboyant circus that especially influenced…

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