The Galerie Vivienne is a covered passage with raws of shops and restaurants that was created in 1823, the idea was for the well-off society to stroll around protected from the rain and the mud of the streets. The eye catching ornements on the walls, the skylights, the magnificient mosaics shows the genuine intention to make this walkway the most elegant and luxurious place to shop in Paris.
Photographer : Eugène Atget Galerie Vivienne may 1906
As for nowadays, the extraordinary diversity of the shops and restaurants,
all independent stores,
combined with a complete renovation ordered by its long time owner,
the Académie des Beaux-Arts
a member of the Institut de France,
offers to all, the thrill
of being in a unique
and secret bijou in the center of Paris.
Along the way, the Galerie Vivienne has nestled many famous faces.
in 1811, Admiral Bougainville spent his last years at n°5, rue de la Banque.
in 1840, François Vidock, a convict who became a private detective lived at n° 13, Galerie Vivienne.
in 1965, Huguette Spengler, the extravagant lady, friend of Jean Cocteau, opened a surrealist gallery at n°26 Galerie Vivienne.
in 1970, Kenzo Takada, opened his first shop, Jungle Jap at n°43 Galerie Vivienne.
in 1986, Jean Paul Gaultier opened his first shop at n°6, rue Vivienne, in 1997 his Salon de Haute Couture at n°70 Galerie Vivienne.
Photographer : Robert Doisneau, Huguette Spengler
Galerie Vivienne may 1976
A pigeon view of the Galerie Vivienne’s surroundings
The Galerie Vivienne is a covered passage with raws of shops and restaurants that was created in 1823, the idea was for the well-off society to stroll around protected from the rain and the mud of the streets. The eye catching ornements on the walls, the skylights, the magnificient mosaics shows the genuine intention to make this walkway the most elegant and luxurious place to shop in Paris.
Photographer : Eugène Atget Galerie Vivienne may 1906
As for nowadays, the extraordinary diversity of the shops and restaurants,
all independent stores,
combined with a complete renovation ordered by its long time owner,
the Académie des Beaux-Arts
a member of the Institut de France,
offers to all, the thrill
of being in a unique
and secret bijou in the center of Paris.
Along the way, the Galerie Vivienne has nestled many famous faces.
in 1811, Admiral Bougainville spent his last years at n°5, rue de la Banque.
in 1840, François Vidock, a convict who became a private detective lived at n° 13, Galerie Vivienne.
in 1965, Huguette Spengler, the extravagant lady, friend of Jean Cocteau, opened a surrealist gallery at n°26 Galerie Vivienne.
in 1970, Kenzo Takada, opened his first shop, Jungle Jap at n°43 Galerie Vivienne.
in 1986, Jean Paul Gaultier opened his first shop at n°6, rue Vivienne, in 1997 his Salon de Haute Couture at n°70 Galerie Vivienne.
Photographer : Robert Doisneau, Huguette Spengler
Galerie Vivienne may 1976
A pigeon view of the Galerie Vivienne’s surroundings