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Unsurprisingly, Cafe Procope became an essential hub for many involved in the French and international Enlightenment movement. With the presence of the often provided newspapers, and a cheap beverage to milk for an hour or two, the atmosphere of coffee shops encouraged constant dialogue between the intellectuals who visited there. This freedom to discuss ideas is what generated the inception of concepts such as the Encyclopedie. Cafe Procope is the highly rumored birthplace of one of the most influential artifacts of the Enlightenment, as it's suspected that this Cafe is where Diderot and D'Alembert first discussed the idea and where many of the contributors would continue to meet.