Rue des Petits-Champs
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Rue Neuve-des-Petits-Champs
 Rue des Petits-Champs | |
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| Former name(s) | Rue Bautru
Rue Neuve-des-Petits-Champs |
|---|---|
| Length | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Width | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Arrondissement | 1st, 2nd |
| Quarter | Palais-Royal Gaillon Vivienne |
| Coordinates | 48°52′01″N 2°20′10″E / 48.86694°N 2.33611°E |
| From | 1, rue de la Banque et rue La Vrillière |
| To | 26, avenue de l'Opéra |
| Construction | |
| Completion | 1634 |
| Denomination | 24 January 1881 |
The Rue des Petits-Champs (French pronunciation: [ʁy de pəti ʃɑ̃]) is a street that runs through the 1st and 2nd arrondissement of Paris, France.
This one-way street, running east–west, is located between the Rue de la Banque and the Avenue de l'Opéra.
History
It was officially created in 1634 by orders of the king during the construction of Palais-Cardinal. It was named the Rue Bautru, then the Rue Neuve-des-Petits-Champs. In 1881, it was given its present name. In 1944, the part of the Rue des Petits Champs that extends across Opera near the Place Vendôme was renamed the Rue Danielle Casanova after a French Resistance fighter who died in 1943.
Name origin
Buildings of note
The Rue des Petits-Champs is lined by several impressive mansions:
- No. 4: Galerie Vivienne, a registered historical monument, one of the most iconic covered passages in Paris.
- No. 6: Bibliothèque Nationale de France, site Richelieu (Galerie Colbert Entrance)
- No. 8: Hôtel du Président Tubeuf, built in 1635, houses the national library's departments of Maps and Plans and Etchings and Photography.
- No. 40: Passage Choiseul, the longest covered passage in Paris.[3]
Closest transport
Metro: Line 3 (Quatre Septembre), 1 & 7 (Palais-Royal-Musée du Louvre), 7 & 14 (Pyramides)
Bus: Lines 39 (Bus Sainte-Anne - Petits Champs), 68 21 27 95 (Pyramides)
