Passage Saint-Pierre-Amelot, thoroughfare in Paris, France
Passage Saint-Pierre-Amelot runs from 98 bis, rue Amelot to 54, boulevard Voltaire in the 11th arrondissement. On the rue Amelot side it passes beneath a building. Along it are a Renault garage, student housing, Orange offices and homes; the sidewalks are very narrow and visibility is limited.
Opened in the early 19th century as passage Saint-Pierre-Popincourt, the lane took its present name in 1868, when the three sections of rue Amelot were merged under a single name. Its first name came from the stretch of that street once called rue Saint-Pierre-Popincourt.
The name comes from the stretch of rue Amelot once called rue Saint-Pierre-Popincourt; the passage took its current name in 1868 when the three parts of rue Amelot were merged under one name. At no 13, Madame Rasimi, director of the Bataclan from 1910 to 1927, ran a costume shop, and the firm Les Costumes de Madame B. Rasimi operated there until 1953. Urban art is visible on several walls and doors.
The passage runs from 98 bis, rue Amelot to 54, boulevard Voltaire; on the rue Amelot side it passes beneath a building, so watch for the entrance. Vehicles are limited to 15 km/h because the pavements are very narrow and visibility is poor. A Renault garage, student housing and Orange offices line the route.
A Banksy artwork titled 'La Jeune Fille triste' appeared on a door years after the November 2015 attack, marking the location's recent history through urban art. The passage served as an escape route for people fleeing the Bataclan theater on that day.
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