Rue de la Paix, Paris

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 SA in 1898.^[1] Charles Frederick Worth was the first to open a couture house in the rue de la Paix.

History

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,^[2] after the Bourbon Restoration, to celebrate the newly arranged peace.^[3][4]

Transportation

Based in the center of Paris, the street can be reached by:

• metro: line 1
• or buses: 72.

Retail outlets associated with Rue da la Paix

• Louis Aucoc - The Aucoc family firm at 6 Rue de la Paix was established in 1821^[5]
• Duvelleroy is a fan-maker house established at 15 Rue de la Paix in 1827 by Jean-Pierre Duvelleroy,
• Cartier SA - 1898.^[1]
• Charles Frederick Worth was the first to open a couture house at 7 rue de la Paix, and in 1885 created the label of his salon "Worth 7, Rue de la Paix".

Rue da la Paix in popular culture

• The Rue de la Paix is the equivalent to "Boardwalk" in the French version of Monopoly, and is that game's most expensive property.

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