Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
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The Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré is a street located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Relatively narrow and undistinguished, especially in comparison to the nearby Avenue des Champs-Élysées
View of the street in 2005
Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
The entrance gate of the Élysée Palace, the official residence of the President of the French Republic
Élysée Palace
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The Élysée Palace is the official residence of the president of France in Paris. Completed in 1722, it was built for Louis Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, a nobleman and army officer who had been appoint
Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
…it is cited as being one of the most luxurious and fashionable streets in the world due to the presence of major global fashion houses, including the Élysée Palace (official residence of the President of France), the Hôtel de Pontalba (residence of the United States Ambassador to France), the Embassy of Canada…
The northern façade from the cour d'honneur
Portrait of the Count of Évreux by Hyacinthe Rigaud, circa 1720
The southern façade seen from the gardens
The Élysée Palace seen from the gardens