Paris - Faubourg St Honoré

Bounded by Rue Royale, the Boulevards Malesherbes and Haussmann and the Champs-Elysées is the Faubourg Saint-Honoré, the name of both a district and a street, which calls up a variety of images - haute couture, the residence of the President of the Republic, the embassy quarter. The most interesting section of the faubourg extends between Rue La-Boétie and Rue Royale.

At Nos. 55-57 is the President's residence, the Palais de l'Elysée; built at the beginning of the 18th century, it belonged at one time to Louis XV's favorite, Madame de Pompadour. Diagonally opposite, on Place Beauvau, is the Ministry of the Interior. At No. 39 is the former Hôtel de Charost (1723), which since 1814 has been the British Embassy. The great attraction of the Faubourg Saint- Honoré, however, lies in its luxurious shops and famous fashion houses. In Rue du Faubourg- Saint-Honoré are the establishments of Hanae Mori (No. 9), Karl Lagerfeld (No. 17), Lanvin (No. 22), Hermès (No. 24), Givenchy (No. 28 r), Jaques Fath (No. 36), Christian Lacroix (No. 73), Fendi (No. 74), Louis Féraud (No. 88), Liliane Romi (No. 90), Zilli and Versace. There are also renowned art galleries, such as those of Hervé Odermatt (No. 85; modern art) and Pacitti (No. 174; 19th and 20th century art), and numerous jewellers.