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La Samaritaine (French pronunciation: [la samaʁitɛn]) is a large department store in the first arrondissement of Paris; the nearest metro station is Pont-Neuf. [1] Founded in 1870 by Ernest Cognacq it is now owned by the luxury goods conglomerate LVMH. [2] The store was a member of the International Association of Department Stores from 1985 ...
The exposition had become institutionalized by now, and had attracted competition from events in Bern (1845), Madrid (1845), Saint Petersburg (1848) and Lisbon (1849). The scheduled 1849 exposition in Paris would demonstrate the legitimacy of the Second Republic, and would provide a platform for declaring that Algiers was now part of France.
The Musée du Vin (French pronunciation: [myze dy vɛ̃], lit. ' Museum of the Wine ') is a cultural venue in the 16th arrondissement located at 5, square Charles Dickens, Paris, France next to the Trocadéro and the Eiffel Tower. [1] The nearest métro station is Passy. The museum opened in 1984.
The city of Paris purchased the site of the former Hôtel de Soissons in 1755. [1] The hôtel had been demolished and its materials sold, but the Medici column was left standing. [ 2 ] On 23 November 1762 King Louis XV of France (1710–1774) declared that a hall of grain and flour (halle aux blés et farines) would be built on the site. [ 3 ]
Saint-Jean de Montmartre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ d(ə) mɔ̃maʁtʁ]) is a Roman Catholic parish church located at 19 Rue des Abbesses in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. Situated at the foot of Montmartre, it was built from 1894 to 1904. It is notable as the first religious building in France built of reinforced concrete.
Prisunic (Société Française des Magasins à Prix Uniques) was a French variety store chain that closed in 2003. Its stores were generally located in downtown areas. Over their existence they also operated stores in Andorra, Greece and the French possessions and colonies.
Aristide Boucicaut (1810–1877) "Au Bon Marché" Interior. Le Bon Marché (lit. "the good market", or "the good deal" in French; [lə bɔ̃ maʁʃe]) is a department store in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. Founded in 1838 and revamped almost completely by Aristide Boucicaut in 1852, it was one of the first modern department stores.
Théâtre de la foire (French pronunciation: [teɑtʁ də la fwaʁ]) is the collective name given to the theatre put on at the annual fairs at Saint-Germain and Saint-Laurent (and for a time, at Saint-Ovide) in Paris.