Boulevard Haussmann Printemps and metro stop at night

Printemps (meaning "Spring" in French) is a French department store (or a grand magasin, literally "big store"). The flagship Printemps store is located on Boulevard Haussmann in the IXe arrondissement of Paris along with other famous department stores like Galeries Lafayette. There also three other Printemps locations in Paris and several more throughout France. There is a Printemps stores abroad in the shopping district of Ginza in Tokyo. Printemps is owned by the PPR group, the parent company of Gucci and FNAC. Jump to: navigation, search A JC Penney department store. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The 9e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The Galeries Lafayette is a French department store company. ... The Ginza area of Tokyo, Japan The Wako department store occupies a busy corner in Ginza Ginza (銀座) is a place in Chūō Ward, Tokyo named after the silver coin foundry or Ginza established here in 1612 (Edo period). ... Jump to: navigation, search Long a symbol of Tokyo, the Nijubashi Bridge at the Kokyo Imperial Palace. ... Jump to: navigation, search Gucci, or the House of Gucci, is an Italian haute couture establishment. ... Jump to: navigation, search FNAC (originally Fédération Nationale dAchats pour Cadres, or National Purchasing Federation for Employees) is the largest French retailer of cultural and consumer electronics products: books, CDs and DVDs, computer software and hardware, television sets, cameras, etc. ...

History

Printemps was founded in Paris in 1865 by Jules Jaluzot, in a building designed by Paul Sédille. The Haussmann store is also home to an elaborate Jugendstil stained glass cupola, installed in 1923. In 1975, the facade and cupola of the building were registerd as historical monuments. Jump to: navigation, search 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Alfons Mucha, lithographed poster, 1898 Art Nouveau (French for New art) is an art and design style that peaked in popularity at the turn of the 20th century. ... Strictly speaking, stained glass is glass that has been painted with silver stain and then fired. ... Cupola of St Peters Basilica, Rome In architecture, a cupola consists of a dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome, often used as a lookout or to admit light and remove stale air. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

External link

• Official Site