{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"How France is leveraging a lottery to finance historic preservation","publication_date":"January 10, 2020","summary":"From the Eiffel Tower to the Palace of Versailles, France is famous for iconic monuments and other structures. But the country also faces a large and growing challenge with protecting and preserving its lesser-known historic sites, many of which have suffered decades or even centuries of neglect. Jeffrey Brown reports from France on an experiment in raising new funds to support the cause.","author_name":"By Jeffrey Brown, Frank Carlson","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2020\/01\/cbbead48a0c5307a6511bfa49fe57a2a-bonnechance-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}