Queen Elizabeth II Flower Market, Flower market in 4th arrondissement, Paris, France.
The Queen Elizabeth II Flower Market is a flower market in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, sheltered under a row of Art Nouveau metal pavilions. Stalls line both sides of Allee Celestin Hennion, offering a wide range of European and tropical plants.
The market was founded in 1830 on Place Louis Lepine and grew into one of the main flower trading spots in Paris. It received its current name in 2014 as a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II during D-Day commemorations.
On Sundays, the market shifts into a bird market, where cages, feed, and live birds are sold alongside the usual stalls. This weekly change gives the place a completely different feel depending on which day you visit.
The market sits on Place Louis Lepine, next to the Prefecture de Police, and is easy to reach on foot from the nearby metro. It is open throughout the week, though the offer changes considerably on Sundays.
The metal pavilions sheltering the stalls were built in 1900 and are among the oldest examples of Art Nouveau market architecture still in use in Paris. They were designed not just as a roof but to give the whole market its distinctive U-shaped layout.
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