Rue de la Pé

Rue de la Paix is a famous shopping street located in the center of Paris, in the 2nd arrondissement. It extends from the north side of Place Vendôme to the Opera Garnier. The length is 230 meters, the width is 22.5 meters. The popularity of the street brought located on it fashion jewelry stores and fashion houses.

The history of Rue de la Paix dates back to February 19, 1806, when Napoleon ordered that the center of the French capital be made a standard of European culture and development. To create it, it was necessary to demolish an ancient monastery that stood in the way of Napoleon’s program. In the beginning, the street was called Napoleon. It was renamed in 1814.

In 1885, Charles Frederick Worth became the first to open a fashion house on Rue de la Paix, and Cartier’s most famous jewelry store has been here since 1898. This street is always full of tourists and locals.