The rue de la Paix is a fashionable shopping street in the center of Paris. Located in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, running north from Place Vendôme

Place Vendôme

Place Vendôme is a square in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France, located to the north of the Tuileries Gardens and east of the Église de la Madeleine. It is the starting point of the Rue de la Paix. Its regular architecture by Jules Hardouin-Mansart and pedimented screens canted across the...

 and ending at the Opéra Garnier, it is best known for its jewellers

Jewellery

Jewellery or jewelry is a form of personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, and bracelets.With some exceptions, such as medical alert bracelets or military dog tags, jewellery normally differs from other items of personal adornment in that it has no other purpose than to...

, such as the shop opened by Cartier SA

Cartier SA

Cartier S.A., commonly known as Cartier , is a French luxury jeweler and watch manufacturer. The corporation carries the name of the Cartier family of jewellers whose control ended in 1964 and who were known for numerous pieces including the "Bestiary" , the diamond necklace created for Bhupinder...

 in 1898. Charles Frederick Worth

Charles Frederick Worth

Charles Frederick Worth , widely considered the Father of Haute couture, was an English fashion designer of the 19th century, whose works were produced in Paris.-Career:...

 was the first to open a couture house in the rue de la Paix.

History

The street was opened in 1806 from Place Vendôme on the orders of Napoleon I

Napoleon I of France

Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...

, part of the Napoleonic program to open the heart of the Right Bank

Rive Droite

La Rive Droite is most associated with the river Seine in central Paris. Here the river flows roughly westwards, cutting the city into two: looking downstream, the northern bank is to the right, and the southern bank is to the left....

 of Paris, both towards the undeveloped western suburbs and to the north. Creating the new street required the demolition of the ancient Convent of the Capucins.
At first named Rue Napoléon, its name was changed in 1814, after the Bourbon Restoration, to celebrate the newly arranged peace

Treaty of Paris (1815)

Treaty of Paris of 1815, was signed on 20 November 1815 following the defeat and second abdication of Napoleon Bonaparte. In February, Napoleon had escaped from his exile on Elba; he entered Paris on 20 March, beginning the Hundred Days of his restored rule. Four days after France's defeat in the...

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Transportation

Based in the center of Paris, the street can be reached by:

• metro: line 1
  Paris Metro Line 1
  Paris Métro Line 1 is one of the sixteen lines composing the Paris Métro . It connects the La Défense – Grande Arche and Château de Vincennes stations. With a 16.5 km length, it constitutes an "East-West" route transportation important for the City of Paris...
  
   
• or buses: 72.

Retail outlets associated with Rue da la Paix

• Louis Aucoc
  Louis Aucoc
  Louis Aucoc , was a leading Parisian art nouveau jeweller and goldsmith, working with his father and brother André....
  
   - The Aucoc family firm at 6 Rue de la Paix was established in 1821
• Duvelleroy
  Duvelleroy
  Duvelleroy is a fan maker house founded in Paris, France in 1827 by Jean-Pierre Duvelleroy, and acquired in 1940 by Jules-Charles Maignan. It is one of the rare French fan makers still in existence today.- Founded in Paris, 1827 :...
  
   is a fan-maker house established at 15 Rue de la Paix in 1827 by Jean-Pierre Duvelleroy,
• Cartier SA
  Cartier SA
  Cartier S.A., commonly known as Cartier , is a French luxury jeweler and watch manufacturer. The corporation carries the name of the Cartier family of jewellers whose control ended in 1964 and who were known for numerous pieces including the "Bestiary" , the diamond necklace created for Bhupinder...
  
   - 1898.
• Charles Frederick Worth
  Charles Frederick Worth
  Charles Frederick Worth , widely considered the Father of Haute couture, was an English fashion designer of the 19th century, whose works were produced in Paris.-Career:...
  
   was the first to open a couture house at 7 rue de la Paix, and in 1885 created the label of his salon "Worth 7, Rue de la Paix".

Rue da la Paix in popular culture

• The Rue de la Paix is the equivalent to "Boardwalk" in the French version of Monopoly
  Monopoly (game)
  Marvin Gardens, the leading yellow property on the board shown, is actually a misspelling of the original location name, Marven Gardens. The misspelling was said to be introduced by Charles Todd and passed on when his home-made Monopoly board was copied by Charles Darrow and thence to Parker...
  
  , and is that game's most expensive property.