Galerie Bordelaise

Some of the commercial spaces are empty

Perfect for a Sunday morning stroll before lunch. Plenty of shops, cafes and restaurants open.

Not too big but inviting. Nice little shops and a very beautiful hall in the middle (come inside even if it's just for a picture)

Edwardian arcade, a bit shabby round the edges but an interesting building nevertheless. The café at one end (Galleries Lafayette) is reasonable.

Schade, wenn sich Investoren anscheinend nicht einigen können.
Wir waren von der "berühmten" Galerie doch enttäuscht. Etwas ungepflegt und die zahlreichen Schuh Regale in dem Durchgang machen den Anblick nicht besser.

It's an intriguing arcade, a bit rundown but still oozes with charm. The main entrance is from rue des Piliers de Tutelle with a view over towards Rue Sainte-Catherine. There are still few businesses trading from here, mainly shoes and a café and some pop-up shop when I visited. But what really intrigued me were the mid 1800s decor. The two entrances have iron gates and marble columns with exquisite decorative mortif throughout. You can still see double marble columns with Corinthian capital, beautiful ornaments on the architrave, Horn of Plenty and Pompei Pompeian decorations. Some still intact mirrors on the pilaster and the glass canopy bringing in natural light. This may be an old and almost neglected shopping arcade but it's full of history and is listed as a national monument. It's one of the rarest covered walkways designed in the diagonal of this block of buildings. I really enjoyed exploring this historic arcade. Highly recommended, worth exploring.

Very interesting cafe in old fashion stile, service is nice and location is great.... don't expect something special just plasent place on great location