Place de la Bourse, Square in Quartier Vivienne, Paris, France
Place de la Bourse is a rectangular square in the Quartier Vivienne of the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, laid out around the Palais Brongniart. The surrounding buildings date from the early 19th century and frame the space on several sides, while streets such as Rue de la Banque and Rue Vivienne cross nearby.
The square was created in 1809 to make room for the planned Palais Brongniart, built between 1807 and 1825 to house the Paris stock exchange. Part of the Rue des Filles-Saint-Thomas was removed to allow for the layout. The building was later expanded in the early 20th century, giving it the cross-shaped footprint it has today.
The name of the square comes directly from the Palais Brongniart, which once housed the Paris stock exchange. Today the space is used by workers from the neighborhood, people passing through, and occasional secondhand vendors who set up in the morning.
The square is freely accessible at any time and is within walking distance of the Bourse and Grands Boulevards metro stations. Those who want to explore the neighborhood on foot can easily reach the nearby Galerie Vivienne or the Place des Victoires from here.
During the Three Glorious Days of 1830, the square was the site of direct clashes between insurgents and soldiers. Émile Zola described the place in one of his novels, depicting it as a space packed with carriages, traders and crowds at the end of the 19th century.
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