• Paris’ Covered Passages

The 19th century Right Bank of the Seine River has covered arcades with decorative archways. These architectural gems, with glass ceilings, marble details, and mosaic floors, offer vintage boutiques, bookshops, antiquaries, coin shops, toy shops, and art galleries. Enjoy candy shops, restaurants, wine bars, and chic cafes, and explore the most bourgeois Galerie Vivienne, and various passages. Among the beautiful passages visit Passage du Grand Cerf, Passages Jouffroy and Verdeau, Passage Molière, Cour du Bel Air, the characterful Passage des Panoramas, Passage des Princes, Galerie de Montpensier, and Galerie de Valois.

The passage Jouffroy was built in 1836, it has been one of the most visited covered arcades situated on the Grands Boulevards in Paris, France

Covered Passage of Paris are an early form of shopping arcade built in Paris, France

Fragment of an interior of a typical Parisian passage in Paris, France