Rue de Richelieu

Rue de Richelieu
Rue de Richelieu at the Place Mireille
Rue de Richelieu is located in Paris
Rue de Richelieu
Shown within Paris
NamesakeCardinal Richelieu
Length990 m (3,250 ft)
Width12 m (39 ft)
Arrondissement1st, 2nd
QuarterPalais Royal
Vivienne
Coordinates48°52′05″N 2°20′18″E / 48.868046°N 2.338371°E / 48.868046; 2.338371
FromPlace André-Malraux
ToBoulevard des Italiens
Construction
Completion23 November 1633 (from Place Colette to Rue Feydeau)
18 October 1704 beyond
Denomination1634?, then 1806

The Rue de Richelieu is a long street of Paris, starting in the south of the 1st arrondissement at the Comédie-Française and ending in the north of the 2nd arrondissement. For the first half of the 19th century, before Georges-Eugène Haussmann redefined Paris with grand boulevards, it was one of the most fashionable streets of Paris.

It is most notable for scattered coin dealers and currency changers, being near the Paris Bourse, the stock market.