Boulevard Haussmann

Boulevard Haussmann
Boulevard Haussmann from the Galeries Lafayette terrace.
Boulevard Haussmann is located in Paris
Boulevard Haussmann
Shown within Paris
Length2,530 m (8,300 ft)
Width30 m (98 ft) from Rue Drouot and Boulevard des Italiens to Rue de Miromesnil; 33.6 m (110 ft) elsewhere.
Arrondissement8th, 9th
QuarterMadeleine. Europe. Faubourg du Roule. Faubourg Montmartre. Chaussée d'Antin.
Coordinates48°52′30″N 2°18′26″E / 48.87500°N 2.30722°E / 48.87500; 2.30722
FromRue Drouot and 2 Boulevard des Italiens
To202 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
Construction
Construction startOctober 17, 1857
CompletionJanuary 22, 1922
DenominationMarch 2, 1864

The Boulevard Haussmann, 2.53-kilometre (1.57 mi) long from the 8th to the 9th arrondissement, is one of the wide tree-lined boulevards created in Paris by Napoleon III, under the direction of his Prefect of the Seine, Baron Haussmann.

The Boulevard Haussmann is mostly lined with apartment blocks, whose regulated cornice height gives a pleasing eyeline to the Boulevard. The department stores Galeries Lafayette and Au Printemps are sited on this street.