Passage Vendôme

Passage Vendôme stands as a quiet survivor of a vanished era in Parisian urban planning. Constructed in eighteen twenty-seven by Jean-Baptiste Labadye, it occupies the ground that once held the convent of the Filles-du-Sauveur. It was built as a private covered walkway to provide shelter for pedestrians, a common trend in nineteenth century Paris that eventually lost its favor as the city modernized.