Streets squares and districts to visit Paris

The Verdeau passage came out of land in 1847, it bears the name of Mr. Verdeau, one of the promoters and shareholders of the company in the Jouffroy crossing. The passage is the work of the same architects as the latter and lies in the extension and the Panorama passage. More effacé and less prestigious, he has always suffered from comparison with his neighbours. But he has to be very bright because he has a high glass roof on the fish edge. All three passages offer an original and unusual location. The opening of Hotel Drouot (1852) has attracted in the passage Verdeau numerous antique shops and boutiques (antique books, old postcards, photo cameras…). For example, at 14-16, you can find a photo store… since 1901! A see around: the Grands Boulevards, the Grand Rex, the Grévin Museum, etc.

Located steps from the Louvre museum, the Palais Royal and the covered market, this passage is lined with art galleries, antique shops, bookshops and various shops. Their fronts are made of wood and copper, while the floor is tiled in marble. Above you, painted ceilings alternate with windows. Note that on either side of the entrance rue du Bouloi side, you can see in niches two statues, one of Hermes, the other of Hercules. Finally, note that the name of this gallery comes from the two local butchers who ordered its construction in 1826.

At the location of Italy Square was one of those barriers that were located around Paris before the capital remodeling carried out in 1860. In circular form (200 metres in diameter), it was created in a haussmann style during the following years. This is where the town hall of the 13 th arrondissement is located. In the 1960 s, its southern side underwent renovation, which saw the rise of towers and residential complexes. On the edge of this area, on the square, is the shopping centre Italy 2 in a building of 1991 designed by architect Kenzō Tange. It includes a huge film hall, named Grand Screen, which closed in 2006 and, after a 2016-year struggle, the reopening was accepted in the form of a "high quality public" entertainment and entertainment room.