Passage du Caire

Begun in 1798, which makes it the second oldest in Paris and, at around 550 feet, the longest. The Egyptian revival scheme at the Place du Caire entrance came out of the fashion that followed Bonaparte's campaign: hieroglyph panels and faux columns above the doorway, glass roof over the corridors behind. It serves the Sentier rag trade rather than tourists, and stretches of it are empty.

Street Address

2 place du Caire

Year Opened

1798

Types of Shops

Fashion & Clothing, Restaurants & Cafés

Category: Shopping

Tags: covered passage, egyptian revival, longest, 2nd arrondissement

Coordinates: 48.8678889, 2.3502804

Part of Paris passages under their original glass roofs

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