Uncovering secret Paris: revival of the Parisian passages

History is like an endless waltz. From the late 1700s till the mid-1800s, a hundred or so passages were built in Paris. Over that period of time, they became trendy places where people strolled, shopped or just came to observe and be observed.

However, their demise was signaled by the first department stores (Au Bon Marché in 1852), and for the few that …