Printemps Haussmann ( French: ''Magasin du Printemps'') is a

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building on

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in the 9th arrondissement of

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. It was designed by Paul Sédille for Jules Jaluzot, Augustine Jaluzot, and Jean-Alfred Duclos, and opened in 1865. It is the flagship store of the

Printemps Printemps is a French luxury department store chain founded in 1865, which focuses on beauty, lifestyle, fashion and accessories. The flagship store "le Printemps Haussmann" is located on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Pari ...

department store chain, and spans of selling space between three interconnected buildings. The store was designated a

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by the French

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in 1992.

Architecture

Printemps Haussmann spans 27 floors between three interconnected buildings: seven in the main building, nine in the "Printemps de la Mode" building, and 11 in the "Printemps de la Beauté et de la Maison" building. The second and third structures were constructed in 1874 after business volume in the first store exceeded capacity, and were linked to each other by iron

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s. It was the first department store to feature modern hydraulic elevators with this expansion. The store was destroyed by fire in 1881, and after being rebuilt with designs by architects Jules and Paul Sédille, became the first public place in Paris to be powered by electricity in 1883. An interior dome extending from the ground level to the ninth floor was completed in 2018, and was inspired by the domes made of

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that were installed in 1894. Printemps Haussman is adjacent to the flagship store of the competing

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stores, and is also located near the

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. It is next to Havre–Caumartin station, serving Line 3 and Line 9 of the

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Incidents

On 16 December 2008, Printemps Haussmann was evacuated following a

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from the terrorist group FRA (Afghan Revolutionary Front). The demining services found five sticks of dynamite in the toilet of the store. The FRA claimed this assassination attempt and demanded the withdrawal of 3,000 French soldiers deployed in Afghanistan.

References

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