French national lottery operator Française des Jeux (FDJ) has made a €1.26m ($1.26m) donation to mark this year’s European Heritage Days.
Late last month, FDJ embarked on its fifth ‘Mission Patrimoine,’ a scheme to raise money for protecting and restoring heritage sites.
Now, in the same vein, FDJ and French heritage foundation Fondation du Patrimoine have joined forces to help restore a piece of Parisian history.
The YMCA Paris, located at 14 Rue de Trévise, was inaugurated in 1893 and houses the world’s oldest basketball court.