Collection(s) : Itinéraires du patrimoine
Paru le 17/04/2004 | Broché 63 pages
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An innovative architectural type in the 19th century, the covered passage was the result of a perfect correlation between the conception of the city, the rise of the luxury goods trade and a new type of social life. Multi-purpose, it was intended as much for circulation as for all manners of amusement. Among the forty-odd passages which enhanced the French capital from the late 18th to the mid-19th century, only seventeen still fulfil their initial function. All are situated on the right bank of the Seine. They can be explored district by district, following an itinerary based on a topographical and chronological sequence.
Founded in 1999, the association "Passages et Galeries" undertakes various operations promoting the protection, knowledge and development of these sites which are particularly interesting from the point of view of urbanism, architecture and commerce. Head office: 30 Rue Boissy-d'Anglas - 75008 Paris - Tel: 01 44 71 02 48
The "Itinéraires" series, designed as a guide for cultural tourism, invites the visitor to discover the highroads and byways of the French national heritage.
History The birth of a model 4
Speculative and commercial motives 8
A classical and innovative architecture 14
Bustling activity 26
Changes in uses 30
Visit Around the Palais-Royal Galerie Véro-Dodat 37
Galerie Vivienne 39
Galerie Colbert 42
Passage Choiseul 44
On the grands boulevards Passage des Panoramas 45
Passage Jouffroy 48
Passage Verdeau 51
Passage des Princes 52
From Rue Saint-Denis to Place de la République Passage du Grand-Cerf 53
Passage du Bourg-l'Abbé 54
Passage du Caire 55
Passage du Ponceau 56
Passage du Prado 57
Passage Brady 60
Passage Vendôme 61
Around La Madeleine Passage Puteaux 62
Galerie de la Madeleine 63
