Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
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The Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré is a street in Paris, France. Although relatively narrow and nondescript (especially in comparison to the Champs-Élysées), it is cited as being one of the most fashionable streets in the world thanks to the presence of virtually every major global fashion house. Like nearby Avenue Montaigne, the street is consistently dedicated, throughout its length, to high-fashion stores and other exclusive establishments.
The rue Saint-Honoré, of which the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré is an extension, began as a road extending west from the northern edge of the Louvre property. Saint Honoré is the popular French saint, Honorius of Amiens.
At number 55 is the Élysée Palace, which houses the President of the Republic.
Notable buildings in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
- No. 24: The historic flagship boutique of Hermès, a Parisian luxury-goods company.
- No. 29: The registered office of Lancôme, a prestige cosmetic brand established in 1935.
- No. 31: An annex of the Embassy of Japan.
- No. 33: Hôtel Perrinet et de Jars, the headquarters of the Cercle de l'Union interalliée.
- No. 35: The embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- No. 41: The Hôtel de Pontalba, originally designed by Louis Visconti, now the residence of the Ambassadors from the United States.
- No. 55: The Élysée Palace, official residence of the President of France.
- No. 56: The offices of the Paris edition of Vogue magazine in the Publications Condé Nast Building.
- No. 96: The Ministry of the Interior (on the Place Beauvau.)
- No. 101: The prestigious flagship shop and tea room of Dalloyau, a Parisian luxury gastronomic brandname.
- No. 112: Hôtel Le Bristol, a luxury hotel. [1]
- No. 135: The residence of the Canadian Ambassador.
The perfume manufacturer, Jean-François Houbigant, set up his shop, "À la Corbeille de Fleurs" ("at the sign of the basket of flowers"), on this street in 1775.
