Crédit Lyonnais headquarters
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The Crédit Lyonnais headquarters is a Haussmannian style building located in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. It is on the block formed by Boulevard des Italiens, rue de Gramont, rue du Quatre-Septembre and rue de Choiseul.
The roof lantern lighting the staircase
The central pavilion
The pavillon de l'Horloge (Palais du Louvre) was the model of the central pavilion
Boulevard des Italiens
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The boulevard des Italiens is a boulevard in Paris. It is one of the 'Grands Boulevards' in Paris, a chain of boulevards built through the former course of the Wall of Charles V and the Louis XIII Wall, which were destroyed by the orders of Louis XIV. The origin of the name is the théâtre des Italiens built on it in 1783, shortly before the French Revolution on the site now occupied by the third Salle Favart.
Buildings on the Boulevard des Italiens at the start of the 20th century
The Maison dorée, with the Café Tortoni on the left and the Café Riche on the right (c. 1900s)
Café: Cabaret von Reichshoffen by Édouard Manet, 1878
View of the rue Laffitte