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 The Opéra quarter bustles with bankers and stockbrokers, newspapermen and shoppers, turists and Parisian. Much of its 19th-century grandeur survives in the Grands Boulevards of Baron Haussmann’s urban design. These are still a favourite with thousands of promenaders, drawn by the profusion of shops and department stores, which range from the exclusively expensive to the popular.
Much more of the area’s older character is found in the many passages, delightful narrow shopping arcades with steel and glass roofs. One of the smartest is Galerie Vivienne. More authentically old Parisian style are the Passage des Panoramas, the Passage Jouffroy and the Passage Verdeau, with its old cameras and comics as well as the tiny Passage des Princes.
Two of the finest food shops are in the area : Fauchon and Hédiard are note for mouth-watering mustards, jams, pates, and sauces. The area still has a reputation as a press centre, although Le Monde has moved out, and a history of cinema and theatre : the Lumière brothers held the world’s first public film show here in 1895. The Opéra National de Paris Garnier stages grand theatrical events (ballets and operas). |
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