The glass dome of the Galeries Lafayette in Paris
by RicardMN Photography
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The glass dome of the Galeries Lafayette in Paris
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RicardMN Photography
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The glass dome of the Galeries Lafayette in Paris, France.
In December 1893 cousins Th�ophile Bader and Alphonse Kahn opened a haberdashery (a store selling sewing material), which was called 'Aux Galeries Lafayette'. The name of the store referred to its original address at rue La Fayette, at walking distance from the Opera Garnier. They soon started to produce and sell their own fashion.
The store expanded rapidly with the purchase of several buildings across the street and Galeries Lafayette evolved into a major department store, selling a whole range of products.
In 1905 Bader commissioned French architect Georges Chedanne with the redesign of the newly purchased buildings, a process that was completed in 1907. A few years later the complex was expanded into the structure that we know today by Ferdinand Chanut, a pupil of Chedanne.
The 'Grand Magasin' (department store) officially opened in 1912. The most striking feature of the building is the monumental dome with colored glass and wrought iron, which was created by Chanut. The dome gave the building the nickname 'Magasin Coupole' (domed store).
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