Passage des Deux-Sœurs, thoroughfare in Paris, France
The passage des Deux-Sœurs is a narrow alley in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, approximately 3.7 meters wide and nearly 98 meters long. It connects rue du Faubourg-Montmartre with rue Lafayette, though only the southern portion remains publicly accessible today, as the northern section was built over with modern structures and institutions.
The passage originated around 1780, initially called Cour des Chiens, then Cul-de-sac Coypel, before receiving its current name around 1815 after two sisters who owned the property. Major changes came in 1858 when streets Lafayette and Châteaudun were built, reducing its original length of over 200 meters.
The alley is easily walked during daylight hours, when you can better see the building facades and historic details along the route. Note that the northern end is blocked, so enter only from the southern side near rue du Faubourg-Montmartre.
A construction level marker from the original street building was discovered behind a grocery store counter inside the passage, a rare trace of the old construction. The southern section once hosted a riding school that operated during the 1800s, reflecting the diverse economic activities that took place here in that era.
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