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OPERA QUARTER

Known for its Grands Boulevards and the around the Grands Boulevards are the
Opéra Garnier, this area has a 19th-century historic covered passageways, with their
grandeur to it, exemplified in Baron steel-and-glass roofs. The most opulent
Haussmann’s city planning and architecture. of these is the 1823 Galerie Vivienne,
Cutting through the district, the boulevards containing high-end boutiques and interior
Madeleine, Capucines, Italien and Montmartre design shops. More traditional are the
host a range of high-end businesses, Passages Verdeau, Panoramas and Jouffroy,
restaurants and shops, from the grands known for their antiques dealers, speciality
magasins to characterful shopping arcades. crafts and collectors’ shops. Night-time
During the day, the area is more of a business revellers will also find a host of clubs and
hub, its streets bustling with bankers, theatres in this area; the historic Olympia
publishers, editors and, of course, shoppers. concert hall has hosted many musicians and
The heart of the quarter is the world-famous singers over the years, including Edith Piaf,
opera house, with its Belle Epoque interior Johnny Halliday, The Beatles, Judy Garland,
and Chagall’s magnificent ceiling. Clustered The Supremes and Madonna.
Sights at a Glance
Historic Buildings and Streets Restaurants see pp298–300
2 Place de la Madeleine 1 L’Adjugé
3 Les Grands Boulevards 2 Café de la Paix
9 Le Grand Rex 3 Le Cap Bourbon
q Palais Brongniart 4 Caviar Kaspia
e Avenue de l’Opéra 5 Chartier
Churches 6 Chez Georges
7 Fauchon Le Café
1 La Madeleine
8 Les Noces de Jeannette
Shops 9 Racines
7 Drouot (Hôtel des Ventes) 10 Le Vaudeville
0 Les Passages
Opera Houses
4 Opéra National de Paris Garnier 0 metres 500
Museums and Galleries 0 yards 500
5 Bibliothèque-Musée de l’Opéra
6 Paris Story See also Street Finder
8 Musée Grévin maps 5–6
w Bibliothèque Nationale Richelieu

Havre BLVD HAUSSMANN
Caumartin BOUDREAU DIAGHILEV GLUCK Chaussée RUE CHAUCHAT RUE DROUOT PGE JOUFFROY
PLACE
RU
Auber
RUE
BOULEVARD DE R U E D E C A U M A R T I N R U E R U E F A V A R T R U E R I C H E L I E U Boulevards
BLV D HA USS M A N N
RUE DU
RUE R U E
BLVD
Drouot
RUE
HELDER TAITBOUT
R U E T R O N C R U E V I G N O N H E T RUE GODOT DE MAUROY E DES MATHU RIN S S C R I B E A U B E R R U E H A L E V Y d'Antin BLVD DES ITALIENS Richelieu MONTMARTRE
R U E D E G R A M O N T
Grands
RUE DE LA MICHODIERE
BLVD DES
RUE SAINT-
CAPUCINES
ST
FIACRE
PLACE DE
MARC
L'OPERA
RUE VOLNEY Opéra
RUE DE SEZE
RUE FEYDEAU
Madeleine RUE DES CAPUCINES R U E D E L A PA I X DAUNOU LOU IS L E G RA N D RUE DU QUATRE SEPTEMBRE RUE DE LA V I V I E N N E PL DE LA BOURSE R MONTMARTREBLVD POISSONNIÈRE
LA MADELEINE
RUE DU S ENTIER
RUE
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RUE
RUE D'ANTIN
RUE DE CHOISEUL
Quatre
BOURSE
R U E
AVE
Bourse
Septembre
DES VICTOIRES
RUE DES JEUNEURS
R UE
RUE ST AUGUSTIN
RUE DU
RUE DES FILLES ST THOMAS
RUE
P G E C H O I S E U L
R U E S T E A N N E
DE
R U E
CROISSANT
GAILLON
COLBERT E N N E
RUE
MONTMA
RUE
RUE
DE LOUVOIS
RUE
L CLADEL RTRE
PAUL LELONG
R U E V I V I GAL. VIVIENNE R U E D E L A B A N Q U E RUE NOTRE-DAME RUE DU MAIL RUE DE CLÉRY
L'OPERA
RUE
CHERUBINI
R U E DAN IE LLE C A SA NOVA
R U E D E S P E T I T S C H A M P S
PLACE DES RUE D’ABOUKIR
VICTOIRES
The ceiling of the foyer of the Opéra National de Paris Garnier For keys to symbols see back flap
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