Passage Dauphine, thoroughfare in Paris, France
Passage Dauphine is a narrow, covered pedestrian walkway in Paris's 6th arrondissement, stretching about 90 meters with a width of just 3.5 meters. Its structure features glass roofing, brick walls, vintage lighting, and small shop fronts that line the passage throughout its length.
Opened in 1825 under its present name, the passage crosses remains of the wall built by Philippe Auguste around 1200. From 1909 to 1962 it housed the École française de stomatologie at numbers 20-24, a dental training school.
The passage takes its name from Rue Dauphine, which it links to Rue Mazarine; the street honours the Dauphin, the heir to the French throne. The Swedish source connects the name to Louis XIII as dauphin. Visitors today cross it on foot between the two streets, passing the shopfronts that line the walls.
The passage runs between Rue Dauphine (No. 30) and Rue Mazarine (No. 27). Odéon station on metro line 4 is the nearest stop, and bus lines 58 and 70 serve the Mazarine stop. The walkway is pedestrian-only and level, so it can be crossed on foot from either end.
At no. 7 stood the lithographic printing workshop of Félix Hermet (1845–1894), father of the illustrators Harry Eliott (1882–1959) and Mad Hermet (1886–1987) and grandfather of the painter and engraver Marie-Antoinette Rouilly Le Chevallier (1925–). The address is the detail to look for.
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