Shopping is a near religious experience at this remarkable Art Nouveau department store in Paris’ 9th arrondissement. The striking dome of Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann, which reaches a height of 140 feet (43m), was built in 1912. Owner Théophile Bader wanted to make his relatively modest store into a “luxury bazaar”. Glass-maker Jacques Gruber was commissioned to design the Neo-Byzantine style stained glass windows. The store – currently closed – is now Paris’ second most popular sight after the Eiffel Tower.
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