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Le Louvre des Antiquaires is a historic structure in Paris, France on the Place du Palais-Royal. The building was originally constructed in 1855 as a hotel, the Grand Hôtel du Louvre. The enormous building was gradually converted to a department store, with the hotel finally closing in 1887. The department store, Grands Magasins du Louvre, operated until 1974. The building was then converted to an antiques mall, Le Louvre des Antiquaires. That business closed in 2015, and the building is currently being converted to a luxury shopping mall, set to open in 2020.〔http://journalduluxe.fr/louvre-des-antiquaires/〕 ==Grand Hôtel du Louvre== The Grand Hôtel du Louvre operated between 1855 and 1887. It had many innovative features, including many bathrooms and two steam-powered elevators. The hotel was progressively converted into retail space, becoming a large department store. The building was constructed at 164-168, rue de Rivoli, Paris by the Péreire brothers at the request of Baron Haussmann, the prefect of the Seine. The ''Société immobilière de la rue de Rivoli'' was launched in June 1854 to undertake this and other projects in the area. Three months later a company to build the hotel was founded, with many of the same principals. The architect was Alfred Armand (1805-88). Jacques Ignace Hittorff (1793-1967), Auguste Pellechet (1829-1903) and Charles Rohault de Fleury (1801-75) also participated in the design. Félix-Joseph Barrias was commissioned to paint the frescoes. The Grand Hôtel du Louvre opened in 1855 in time for the Exposition Universelle. An 1872 Baedeker guide described the Grand Hôtel du Louvre as "a huge, palatial edifice, the construction of which cost upwards of 50,000 ''l''." It was the largest hotel in Europe. On the ground floor there was a large courtyard with a glass roof and galleries. There were shops along the street front. A massive stairway led from the courtyard to the ''table d'hôte'' dining room. The ''table d'hôte'' often accommodated over 300 diners. There was also a more expensive restaurant, a salon in length and a large billiard room. The modern hotel included many bathrooms and twenty lavatories. Another innovative feature was a pair of steam-powered lifts. The hotel had 700 rooms and a staff of 1,250. It became renowned for both its French and foreign cuisine. The hotel provided interpreters and guides, a post office, a telegraph room and an bureau of exchange. Although the public rooms were splendid, the hotel catered to tourists with modest budgets as well as to the wealthy. The building was shared by ''Les Galeries du Louvre'', a department store. The company that owned the building collapsed after a financial scandal and was dissolved on 30 June 1872. Another company had been founded on 26 March 1855, known as "Les Galeries du Louvre", to operate the store and the hotel. It became the Société du Louvre, which still exists. In August 1875 this company bought the buildings that held the Grands Magasins du Louvre and the Grand Hotel du Louvre. The hotel rooms were gradually taken over for retail space, and eventually the whole building was a department store. The hotel was closed on 1 November 1887. In 1888 the Hôtel du Louvre opened on the other side of the Place du Palais Royal. This successor continues to operate in this location today. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Le Louvre des Antiquaires」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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