Galerie Vivienne
Galerie Vivienne | |
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General information | |
Type | Gallery |
Address | 6 Rue Vivienne |
Town or city | Paris |
Country | France |
Coordinates | 48°52′00″N 2°20′23″E / 48.8667°N 2.3397°E |
Opened | 1823 |
The Galerie Vivienne is one of the covered passages of Paris, France, located in the 2nd arrondissement. It is 176 metres (577 ft) long and 3 metres (9.8 ft) wide. The gallery has been registered as a historical monument since 7 July 1974.[1]
History
The gallery was built in 1823 by Marchoux, President of the Chamber of Notaries, at the location of the Vanel de Serrant hotel and the Petits Peres passage. It was based on plans drawn up by the architect Francois Jean Delannoy . Inaugurated in 1826 under the name Marchoux, but soon renamed Vivienne, the gallery took advantage of its unique location. It attracted many visitors with its tailor shops, cobblers, wine shop, restaurant, Jousseaume bookstore, draper, confectioner, print-seller and so on.
Located between the
There has historically been competition with the newer, nearby Galerie Colbert .[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Since 1960 the gallery has once again become very active. It features fashion and home furnishings, and haute couture shows held there. The installation of Jean Paul Gaultier[9] and Yuki Torii shops in 1986 helped with the resurrection of the gallery. It now houses many shops selling ready-to-wear and decorative items.
Galerie Colbert and Galerie Vivienne, were acquired by the
Description
François-Jacques Delannoy conceived the decor in neo-classical Pompeian style covered with an elegant canopy, with mosaics, paintings and sculptures exalting trade. The restoration work rehabilitated the abundant ornaments around the half-moon windows, and the goddesses and nymphs that adorn the rotunda. The mosaic floors are signed Giandomenico Facchina and Mazzioli. Their sobriety emphasized by the repetition of simple geometric shapes is reminiscent of the style of the mosaics of the Rue de Rivoli. The 42 metres (138 ft) long gallery is sheltered by a glazed rotunda with a hemispherical glass dome that allows for air circulation.
Gallery
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Galerie Vivienne during the Restoration
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Entrance on the rue Vivienne
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Entrance on the rue des Petits-Champs
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Stairway
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Mosaic of the sun
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The signature in mosaic of Giandomenico Facchina
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Rotunda and cupola
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Architectural details
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Decor details
Location
Located near the Bourse .
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The gallery has entrances from the rue des Petits-Champs, rue de la Banque and rue Vivienne.[9]
See also
References
- ^ Base Mérimée: Galerie Vivienne, anciennement appelée galerie Marchoux, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ "The Galerie Colbert and its Sounds". Soundlandscapes' Blog. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Galerie Colbert à Paris 2e Arrondissement - PA00086023". Monumentum. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Accès et horaires". Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art (in French). 16 November 2018.
Institut national d'histoire de l'art - 2 rue Vivienne 75002 Paris
- The University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Colbert (galerie), Paris, France". en.cityzeum.com. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Galerie Colbert". Passages et Galeries (in French). Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Galerie Colbert". UFR - Histoire de l'Art et Archéologie. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ ISBN 1405386959.
- ^ a b Tayeb, Monir; Austin, Michel. "Galeries Colbert & Vivienne". Hector Berlioz. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "6 Beautiful Places In Paris to Escape Winter's Chill". Condé Nast Traveler. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ BEAUMONT, Franck (14 December 2014). "galerie Colbert". paris-promeneurs (in French). Retrieved 10 August 2022.
External links
- "Official website". Gallerie Vivienne. Archived from the original on 2012-04-18.