The Galeries Lafayette is a French department store company. The interior of a typical Macys department store. ...

The Galeries Lafayette on Boulevard Haussmann in Paris, Christmas 2004.

Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (600x800, 234 KB) Description : Galleries Lafayette department store, christmas 2004 Location : Paris Country : France Photographer : Jean-noël Lafargue Date : 2004 File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (600x800, 234 KB) Description : Galleries Lafayette department store, christmas 2004 Location : Paris Country : France Photographer : Jean-noël Lafargue Date : 2004 File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ...

Paris flagship store

The flagship store of Galeries Lafayette in Paris, France is a 10-story department store. It is located at 40, boulevard Haussmann, in the IXe arrondissement. City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The 9th arrondissement (IXe arrondissement), located on the Right Bank, is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ...

Access

___	located near the metro stations: Havre-Caumartin or Opéra.

Line 5s crossing of the Seine on the Austerlitz viaduct. ... Image File history File links Metro-M.png Summary The letter M in a circle, like the Paris Metro. ... The following is a list of all stations of the Paris Métro, sorted by lines. ... Havre-Caumartin is a station of the Paris M tro. ... Opéra is a station of the Paris Métro, named after the nearby Paris Opera. ...

History

Detail of the balconies and the base of the dome.

In 1893 Theophile Bader and his cousin Alphonse Kahn opened a fashion store in a small haberdasher's shop at the corner of Lafayette and Chaussée d'Antin streets. In 1896, the company purchased the entire building at n°1 rue La Fayette and in 1905 the buildings at n°38, 40 et 42, boulevard Haussmann and n°15 rue de la Chaussée d'Antin. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 2335 KB) France - Paris (75) - Galeries Lafayette (Avenue Haussman) - Détail des étages Date: 2005-11-26 Source : Taken by User:Pinpin - File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 2335 KB) France - Paris (75) - Galeries Lafayette (Avenue Haussman) - Détail des étages Date: 2005-11-26 Source : Taken by User:Pinpin - File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ...

Théophile Bader commissioned Georges Chedanne and then his pupil Ferdinand Chanut to design the layout of the Haussmann location. A glass and steel dome, and Art Nouveau staircases were built in 1912. This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Poster by Alfons Mucha Vitebsk Railway Station one of the finest examples of Art Nouveau architecture. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

• For more than a century, the chain has been at the center au the fashion world

Galeries Lafayette has made fashion come alive for more than a century, while constantly staying in tune with the times and interpreting new trends and lifestyles. Covering fashions for women, men and children, as well as the home and gourmet foods, the chain has created out-of-ordinary concepts that reflect a commitment to showcasing style and developed these concepts in stores in Paris and throughout France. The 5,000 square meters fifth floor of the Galeries Lafayette Haussmann departement store is now entirely decated to children.

Paris'leading collection of "chic and bold" international fashions is displayed on three floors covering a total of 14,000 square meters. Some 260 brands, of which 90 new and 128 from foreign countries, offer the most creative designs of the moment, with a focus on originality and regularly renewed collections. Under the superb neo-Byzanthine dome of the Paris Haussmann department store, a 2,500-square-meter beauty and wellness department offers leading brands from around the world.

The Lafayette Sport department celebrates fashion in sports for the athletic who seek both a beautiful body and a balanced mind. It's 3,600 square meters feature no fewer than 60 apparel brands for ten of the most popular sports and 30 brands of footwear.

Original creations - some daring, others luxurious - are on display in an 800 square meters concept store dedicated to buyers' favorites and to the latest styles from both leading designers and emerging talents. Lafayette Homme offers 10,000 square meters just for men.

Lafayette Maison is the first concept store for redesigning the home, with each floor or area devoted to a specific daily activity or time of day. With its constantly changing displays, Lafayette Maison has positioned itself as the benchmark in styles for the home. Moreover Lafayette Gourmet features flavors and aromas from around the world.

• The Galeries Lafayette network

Galeries Lafayette's total surface area of 500,000 square meters includes a number of outstanding features, like the famous neo-Byzantine dome built in the 19th century atop the building on Paris Haussmann. The department stores outside Paris are centrally located in major cities across the country. In Toulouse, a Lafayette Maison outlet has opened next to the Place du Capitole, while in Marseille, the store on Rue Saint-Ferréol features a new concept dedicated to 15 to 35 -year-olds. The chain is pursuing its program of department store openings and renovations in Rosny and Belle-Epine near Paris and the inauguration of a new department store in Lille is scheduled for September 2007. In Paris Haussmann, the Homme, Maison and Gourmet department stores cover a combined total of 68,000 square meters - the Western world's largest retail outlet and Europe's biggest department store in terms of sales.

• Key figures in 2005

Employees : 12,022

Number of stores : 63, including 10 affiliated outlets

Net sales : € 1,621.7 million

The store was designated as an historic monument.

A Lafayette location opened in Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York City, but it was unsuccessful and went out of business. Trump Tower The Trump Tower viewed from the 5th avenue Trump Tower Trump Tower is a 58-story skyscraper in New York City located at 725 Fifth Avenue (Manhattan), at the corner of 56th Street. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City...

Berlin store

The Berlin, Germany, store was designed by Jean Nouvel between 1991 and 1995, and opened in 1996. Berlin is the capital city and one of the sixteen states of the Federal Republic of Germany. ... Jean Nouvel (born August 12, 1945) is a French architect. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Galeries Lafayette Group

The Group owns the following subsidiaries:

• Galeries Lafayette
• Nouvelles Galeries
• Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville (BHV)
• MONOPRIX
• Prisunic
• Inno
• Lafayette Gourmet
• Cofinoga
• e-LaSer

The Pioneer Inno is a second-generation XM2go model for use with the XM satellite radio service. ...

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Galeries Lafayette

• Galeries Lafayette department stores website
• Berlin store website
• About the Berlin store
• Pictures of the Berlin store
• Galeries Lafayette Group website