Galerie Élysées-La-Boétie, Long gallery in 8th arrondissement, France.
Galerie Élysées-La-Boétie is a covered passage roughly 70 meters long and 7 meters wide connecting Avenue des Champs-Élysées to Rue La Boétie. The corridor runs on the ground floor of a 1931 building and now forms part of the Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées complex.
The passage appeared in 1931 when architect André Arfvidson designed a building for First Citybank of New York that included a covered public corridor on the ground floor. This building replaced a historic hotel that had been relocated in 1928, reflecting the district's transformation during that period.
The passage once hosted different shops that shaped daily commerce in this central Paris neighborhood. Today visitors can still sense the shopping culture that defined this covered route.
The passage provides a direct pedestrian route between two major streets, making it a useful shortcut through this busy district. Since renovations in 2019, it is now part of Galeries Lafayette and follows the store's opening hours and access policies.
The name comes directly from the two streets it connects, a simple naming system reflecting its practical purpose as a shortcut. Many visitors overlook that they are walking through a 1930s building while using this passage.
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