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Decorative Exhibition

La girafe à livre

Réformés, Marseille

📚Marcel the calf is a free book exchange: leave one, take one
🦒Zarafa was the first giraffe to reach France in 1826
📸The blue paint job makes for vivid photos

A towering blue metal giraffe named Zarafa watches over La Canebière, her calf Marcel doubling as a free book exchange. Snap a photo, swap a paperback, and soak up one of Marseille's quirkiest slices of living history.

Quirky public art
Free book exchange
Marseille history
Photo-worthy landmark

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