Galerie Ravenstein

This project was created in 1958 as a shopping center. Its original aim was to give a new boost to the neighbourhood, which was heavily affected by the destructive works for the Nord-Midi (north-south) junction. conceived as a shopping arcade which could house 81 shops, it was created between 1954 and 1958 in the International style, according to plans by the architects Alexis and Philippe Dumont, who conceived the nearby structure which houses Shell’s offices. From rue Ravenstein, a huge porch gives access to a staircase under a cupola which compensates for the ten-metre height difference that exists between the two streets.