Passage des Panoramas

Paris


Built in 1800, this is the oldest covered arcade in Paris and the first to be lit by gas (1817). It retains a real 19th-century charm with several outstanding restaurants, a theatre from where spectators would come out to shop during the interval, and autograph dealer Arnaud Magistry (at No 60).


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