Rue de la Paix
Rue de La Paix from Place de l'Opéra
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| Length | 230 m (750 ft) |
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| Width | 22.50 m (73.8 ft) |
| Arrondissement | 2nd |
| Quarter | Gaillon. |
| From | 2 rue des Capucines and 32 rue Danielle Casanova |
| To | 1 place de l'Opéra |
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| Completion | February 19, 1806 |
The rue de la Paix (French pronunciation: [ʁy də la pɛ]) is a fashionable shopping street in the center of Paris. Located in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, running north from Place Vendôme and ending at the Opéra Garnier, it is best known for its jewellers, such as the shop opened by Cartier in 1898.Charles Frederick Worth was the first to open a couture house in the rue de la Paix. Many buildings on the street are inspired in design by the hôtels particuliers of Place Vendôme.
The street was opened in 1806 from Place Vendôme on the orders of Napoleon I, part of the Napoleonic program to open the heart of the Right Bank of Paris, both towards the undeveloped western suburbs and to the north. Creating the new street required the demolition of the ancient Convent of the Capucins. At first named Rue Napoléon, its name was changed in 1814, after the Bourbon Restoration, to celebrate the newly arranged peace.
Based in the center of Paris, the street can be reached by:
Coordinates: 48°52′8.87″N 2°19′52.06″E / 48.8691306°N 2.3311278°E
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