Louis-Marie et Jacques Charpentier, Grands magasins de La Samaritaine, Paris, projet de restructuration des magasins n°1, 2 et 4, vers 1932 © Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine / Archives d'architecture contemporaine
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11/06/2024 - 04/06/2025

Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine 
1 Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre 
 
75016 Paris


 
The Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine is exhibiting the history of department stores in France but also abroad, from 1852 to the 21st century. It emphasizes the birth of exceptional architectures, both dazzling and functional, dedicated to new consumption modes and whose influence irrigates our contemporary societies. The itinerary invites the visitor to a European tour of these architectures in perpetual renewal, which have shaped as much as they have reflected the major societal mutations over more than 150 years. economic, social and artistic questions.