Galleries Lafayette

By on 20/08/2009 in Attractions, Paris
Galleries Lafayette inside view

Galleries Lafayette inside view

The Galeries Lafayette is a French department store company.

History

In 1893 Théophile Bader and his cousin Alphonse Kahn opened a fashion store in a small haberdasher’s shop at the corner of rue La Fayette and the Chaussée d’Antin, Paris. In 1896, the company purchased the entire building at n°1 rue La Fayette and in 1905 the buildings at n°38, 40 et 42, boulevard Haussmann and n°15 rue de la Chaussée d’Antin. Théophile Bader commissioned Georges Chedanne and then his pupil Ferdinand Chanut to design the layout of the Haussmann location. A glass and steel dome, and Art Nouveau staircases were built in 1912. [edit] Paris flagship store The flagship store of Galeries Lafayette in Paris is a 10-storey department store. It is located at 40, boulevard Haussmann, in the 9th arrondissement.

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