Passage du Havre

The Passage du Havre, named after the French city of Le Havre, is a covered shopping arcade with a glass roof in the middle of the 19th century in the 9th arrondissement of Paris.

Location

The Passage du Havre is located between 69, rue Caumartin and 109, rue Saint- Lazare, in a business district close to the department stores. Saint- Lazare is the nearest metro station for line 12 and 13 close to the suburb of Saint-Lazare Station has promoted the construction of the passage.

Other passages are in their vicinity: Passage Jouffroy (9th Arrondissement ), Passage Verdeau (9th Arrondissement ) and passage Puteaux (8th Arrondissement ).

History

The passage was opened in 1846 under the name Passage du Chantier de Tivoli. Today, the Passage du Havre is the most frequented passage of Paris, as it is located between the Gare Saint -Lazare and the big department stores Printemps and Galeries Lafayette and is used by both the purchasing passers-by as well as by the working in the district employees as Verbingungsweg. The total reconstruction in the 1990s is like a new building, which has retained nothing of the old decor. On two floors, the shops of famous international retail groups are as in a shopping mall as well. The passage is an example of how a historic structure, which was significantly influential was destroyed for the history of Paris in the 19th century, through real estate speculation and not timely under protection as a monument.