9th Arrondissement

Paris - La Belle Époque

Description

The 9th arrondissement (IXe arrondissement), located on the Right Bank, contains many places of cultural, historical and architectural interest, including the Palais Garnier, home to the Paris Opera, Boulevard Haussmann and its large department stores Galeries Lafayette and Printemps. Along with the 2nd and 8th arrondissements, it hosts one of the business centers of Paris, located around the Opéra.

Main streets and Squares

• Rue des Martyrs (partial)
• Boulevard Haussmann (partial)
• Rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin
• Passage du Havre
• Square Montholon

Places of Interest

• Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra National de Paris
• Paris Olympia
• Folies Bergère at 32, rue Richer
• Fondation Dosne-Thiers
• Hôtel Drouot, auction house
• Palais Garnier ("Paris Opera")
• Galeries Lafayette (flagship store) at 40, boulevard Haussmann
• Printemps department store (flagship store)
• Musée de la Franc-Maçonnerie
• Musée Grévin
• Musée Gustave Moreau at 14, rue de la Rochefoucauld
• Musée du Parfum
• Musée de la Vie Romantique
• Parts of Pigalle area
• Takashimaya -- Paris (offices est. 1903)
• Le Torrid Hareem

Dining

• Le Bouillon Chartier -- Brasserie established in 1896 by the Brothers Chartier {Popular}

Sleeping

• Hôtel Continental - Paris -- The largest hotel in Paris

Demographics

The peak population of the 9th arrondissement occurred in 1901, when it had 124,011 inhabitants. Since then, the arrondissement has widely attracted business activity.

Sources

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paris_9th_arrondissement_map_with_listings.png

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9th_arrondissement_of_Paris

https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Paris/9th_arrondissement#Q275118

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