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The Rue de la Paix (English: Peace Street; French pronunciation: [ʁy də la pɛ]) is a fashionable shopping street in the centre of Paris.Located in the 2nd arrondissement, running north from the Place Vendôme and ending at the Opéra Garnier, it is best known for its jewellers, such as the shop opened by Cartier in 1898. [1]
Then Napoléon opened the Rue de la Paix, and the 19th century filled the Place Vendôme with traffic. It was only after the opening in 1875 of the Palais Garnier on the other side of the Rue de la Paix that the centre of the Parisian fashionable life started gravitating around the Rue de la Paix and the Place Vendôme. [17]
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The pre-1848 hôtel du timbre with the inscription "TIMBRE ROYAL" (lit. ' Royal Stamp ') on rue de la Paix in Paris Detail of the Hotel du Timbre's portal with stone inscription "LOI DU XIX JUILLET MDCCCXLV", referring to the legislation of 19 July 1845 that authorized the sale of the former building on rue de la Paix [1]
The Rive Droite's most famous street is the Champs-Élysées, with others of prominence being the Rue de la Paix, Rue de Rivoli, Avenue de l'Opéra and Avenue Montaigne. The President of France resides on the Rive Droite, at the Élysée Palace. Notable landmarks include the Louvre, Place de la République and Arc de Triomphe.
Charles Frederick Worth opened his own design house in 1858, in partnership with Otto Bobergh, in Paris at 7 Rue de la Paix. Worth previously worked at Swan & Edgar and Lewis & Allenby in London, and at Maison Gagelin in Paris. It was at Gagelin where he first established his reputation as a dressmaker.
Café de la Paix, Paris Painting by Konstantin Korovin , 1906 Another view by Korovin The Café de la Paix ( French pronunciation: [kafe də la pɛ] ) is a famous café located on the northwest corner of the intersection of the Boulevard des Capucines and the Place de l'Opéra , in the 9th arrondissement of Paris , France.
The Place de l'Opéra (French pronunciation: [plas də lɔpeʁa]) is a square in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, at the junction of the Boulevard des Italiens, Boulevard des Capucines, Avenue de l'Opéra, Rue Auber [], Rue Halévy [], Rue de la Paix and Rue du Quatre-Septembre [].