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a neighbourhood general/convenience store, term used in eastern Canada (often shortened to dép or dep). This term is commonly used in Canadian French; however, in France, it means a repairman or tow truck operator. In France, a convenience store would be a supérette or épicerie [de quartier]. émigré one who has emigrated for political reasons.
The store was located on the corner of Rue du Havre and Boulevard Haussmann in Paris, France. [3] In 1874 the store had a large expansion and elevators (some of the first) from the 1867 Universal Exposition were installed. The policies of Printemps revolutionised retail business practices. The store marked items with set prices and eschewed the ...
The old English coffee-house was not a café in the modern sense, and it has vanished now. So is also vanishing the Paris café in its most characteristic form. There was a time when the best thought of France, in the arts and in politics, was to be found round such and such tables in such and such a café. The Frenchman's café was his club...
LaLa Curio, founded by Laura Cheung Wolf and a Paris Déco newcomer, debuted collections from an apartment overlooking the recently restored Notre Dame, including the vibrant world of Palm Paradis ...
Rue Saint-Florentin. The Rue Saint-Florentin is a thoroughfare in the 1st and 8th arrondissement of Paris.The street took its name from the Duc de la Vrillière, Louis Phélypeaux, comte de Saint-Florentin, minister and secretary of state, who had his private mansion built there.
The Avenue des Champs-Élysées (UK: / ˌ ʃ ɒ̃ z eɪ ˈ l iː z eɪ, ɛ-/, US: / ʃ ɒ̃ z ˌ eɪ l i ˈ z eɪ /; French: [av(ə)ny de ʃɑ̃z‿elize] ⓘ) is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) long and 70 metres (230 ft) wide, running between the Place de la Concorde in the east and the Place Charles de Gaulle in the west, where the Arc de ...
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the “Mona Lisa” will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre museum under a major renovation and expansion of the Paris landmark ...
Polidor – historic restaurant in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, its predecessor was founded in 1845, [12] and it has had its present name since the beginning of the 20th century. La Mère Catherine – brasserie in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is the oldest restaurant located at place du Tertre. [13] Restaurant Guy Savoy