Location: 4 Rue des Petits-Champs, 75002 Paris, Paris.
Built in 1823, one of Paris's most beautiful covered passages. Features stunning neoclassical architecture with mosaic floors, sculpted goddesses, and an elegant glass canopy. Houses luxury boutiques, rare bookshops, and historic wine bars.
Period recorded for this site: 19th century.
Theme: Iconic Shops.
Coordinates: 48.86722, 2.33917.
This plaque is a stop on these walks: Passages & Hidden Gardens of Paris, Historic Passages & Arcades of Paris, Covered Passages Quick Tour, Secret Passages Treasure Hunt, Shaded Heart of Paris.
On Passages & Hidden Gardens of Paris: Galerie Vivienne, one of Paris's most beautiful passages with stunning mosaic floors and neoclassical architecture (1823).
On Historic Passages & Arcades of Paris: Galerie Vivienne (1823), featuring spectacular mosaic floors, haute couture boutiques, and historic wine shop Legrand Filles et Fils.
On Covered Passages Quick Tour: Start at Galerie Vivienne, the most beautiful covered passage with mosaic floors and elegant boutiques.
On Secret Passages Treasure Hunt: ✨ Start at Galerie Vivienne, the most beautiful passage in Paris! 🔎 TREASURE HUNT: Look down at the floor - can you find the mosaic with the goddess and flowers? Count how many columns you can see. The passage was built in 1823 when there were no cars!
Other plaques within a few minutes' walk: Antoine de Bougainville (103 m); Comité local de Libération du 2ème arrondissement (107 m); Jacques Bidaut (108 m); Galerie Colbert (119 m); Colette (130 m).