Galérie Vivienne

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Galerie Vivienne is an indoor shopping passage in II district of Paris. Its length is 176 meters (577 feet), the width - 3 meters (9.8 feet). Gallery has been registered as a historical monument July 7, 1974 g.Galereya built in 1823 by the president of the Chamber of Notaries, Mr. Marshou and was based on the plans designed by the architect Jacques-François does. When you open a gallery called Marshou (Marchoux), on behalf of its owner, but in 1825 was renamed the Vivienne. Designed in the neoclassical style, the new passage fascinated delicate, weightless roof, grand spiral staircase, stained glass windows, moldings and spectacular, in a bizarre mosaic floors, signed by Giandomenico Facchina and Mazzioli.Raspolozhennaya between Palais Royal Exchange and the boulevards, the gallery was a great success to the end of the second Empire. It housed the fashion shops, shoemakers, wine and book shops, restaurant and bakery.