THE PLACE DE L'OPÉRA
An important crossroads that forms a vast square from which you can admire ...Read more
DROUOT HOTEL
Read moreThis is Paris'oldest sales hotel! Created in the th century, he is still an important player in the art market in France, although Anglo-Saxon houses have nibble the land of the historic house. Few people dare venture and push the doors of this place, yet it is open to everyone and the spectacle inside is surprising! In the morning, the exhibition rooms welcome the studies of the auctioneers who present their objects and the afternoon, the show starts with sales! Depending on the character of the auctioneer, the batches presented and the buyers present can sometimes be electrical! Everyone can bid on an object by simply lifting the hand but attention! Raise your hand commits you to pay the object if the auction ends with the sum you propose! There's no way to cut it, cameras and red collar workers are sure to be badine with art here! In any case, very good business can be done according to the patterns and tastes of the day.
CHUBBY PASSAGE
A remarkable passageway, one of the first covered and heated in Paris, ...Read more
VERDEAU PASSAGE
Read moreThe 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.
PLACE PIGALLE
A famous and lively site in Paris, with private bars and naughty cabaretsRead more