The Rue de Richelieu is a long street of Paris, starting in the south of the 1st arrondissement at the Comédie-Française and ending in the north of the 2nd arrondissement. For the first half of the 19th century, before Georges-Eugène Haussmann redefined Paris with grand boulevards, it was one of the most fashionable streets of Paris.
Shown within Paris | |
Namesake | Cardinal Richelieu |
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Length | 990 m (3,250 ft) |
Width | 12 m (39 ft) |
Arrondissement | 1st, 2nd |
Quarter | Palais Royal Vivienne |
Coordinates | 48°52′05″N 2°20′18″E / 48.868046°N 2.338371°E |
From | 2 Place André-Malraux |
To | 1 Boulevard des Italiens |
Construction | |
Completion | 23 November 1633 (from Place Colette to Rue Feydeau) 18 October 1704 beyond |
Denomination | 1634?, then 1806 |
It is most notable for scattered coin dealers and currency changers, being near the Paris Bourse, the stock market.
The street is named for the Cardinal de Richelieu, chief minister of Louis XIII from 1624 to 1642.
The street was originally called the Rue Royale and then Rue de Richelieu soon after. The name was changed to the Rue de la Loi during the French Revolution; its name was restored to Richelieu in 1806.[citation needed]
Located near the Métro stations: Richelieu–Drouot and Palais Royal–Musée du Louvre. |