High jewellery street
Place Vendôme
Paris, France
The square that has been the address of French haute joaillerie since the 19th century. The great jewellery houses have their salons on the square, with workshops in the surrounding streets such as rue de la Paix.
Place Vendôme, the octagonal square in Paris's 1st arrondissement laid out under Louis XIV, has been the address of French haute joaillerie since the late 19th century. Boucheron was the first of the great jewellers to open on the square, in 1893; others followed, and the square and the neighbouring rue de la Paix became the centre of high jewellery.
What you find
The salons of the major jewellery and watch houses, with their high jewellery workshops in the surrounding streets, and the Ritz hotel. The houses present their high jewellery collections here each July during Paris couture week.
How it works
Salons receive clients, often by appointment. The École des Arts Joailliers, a school of jewellery arts with public courses and exhibitions, is nearby.
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