Samaritaine Department Store, Paris

Low angle view of Samaritaine department store, 1883-1933, seen from the Pont Neuf, 1607, Paris, France. The Samaritaine department store opened in 1869, and expanded over the surrounding blocks. Between 1883-1933 the Art Deco building was constructed and reworked into its current form. The shop on Quai du Louvre that faces the Seine is the work of Frantz Jourdain et Henri Sauvage. The glass roof and Art Deco facade were listed by UNESCO in 1990. It was closed in 2005 for safety reasons, and redevelopment is in progress. The Pont Neuf, or new bridge, is the oldest bridge in Paris and consists of two spans linking the Ile de la Cite to the two banks of the River Seine, with 7 arches in the span to the Right Bank, and 5 to the Left Bank. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13425092

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45088612

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5616px x 3744px (4.0MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen