Department Stores & Concept Stores — Paris
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Galeries Lafayette Haussmann
The 1912 Haussmann flagship department store, its neo-Byzantine glass-and-steel dome one of Paris's most spectacular hidden interiors, crowning a shopping destination that draws millions of visitors a year.
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Le Bon Marché
Founded in 1852 by Aristide Boucicaut, widely credited as the world's first modern department store, its Gustave Eiffel-engineered atrium still anchors the Left Bank's most elegant shopping address.
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Merci
A boulevard Beaumarchais concept store opened in 2009 by the founders of children's brand Bonpoint, its entire profits donated to charity, mixing design, fashion, books and a garden café.