the for the architecture. the building was completely gutted. some original features were discovered when stripping back the layers that used to cover the art nouveau interior when it went out of fashion. specialist craftspeople were tracked down from across france for thejob. the result is breathtaking. wow. it s big, really big. this is great to see. i mean, it s heaving with people and you. you can just see that they re not obviouslyjust here to shop and eat because they re walking around taking pictures of the structure.
at its peak, employing over 3000 parisians. but, as times and tastes change, the shop s popularity dwindled. safety concerns and high maintenance costs meant that, in 2005, la samaritaine had to close its doors. many thought that was it for the store until luxury fashion brand lvmh stepped in with the help of 750 million euros. for parisian people, la samaritaine is notjust a building or a department store. when we are reopening this building, all of the parisian people came to visit, especially the building the department store for the store, for the retail also, but, for us, it was for the for the architecture. the building was completely gutted. some original features were discovered when stripping back the layers that used to cover the art nouveau interior when it went out of fashion.
the layers used to cover the art nouveau interior when it went out of fashion. specialist craft people were tracked down from across france for the job. the result is breathtaking. wow. it s.it s big. really big. so, this is great to see. i mean, it s heaving with people, and you can just see that they re not obviously here just to shop and eat, because they re walking around, taking pictures of the structure. yeah. how hard was it to redo? from this level, you can see every detail of the art nouveau period and architecture. you can see the stairs, the historical stair with the detail of the handrail,
some original features were discovered when stripping back the layers used to cover the art nouveau interior before it went out of fashion. specialist craftspeople were tracked down from across france for the job. the result is breathtaking. wow. it s big. really big. this is great to see. i mean, it is heaving with people and you. you can just see that they aren t obviously here just to shop and eat, because they are walking around taking pictures of the structure. yes. how hard was it to redo? from this level, you can see every detail of the art nouveau period and architecture.
stepped in with the help of 750 million euros. for locals paris, lvmh just isn t a building or a department store. when we reopen this building, all of the parisian people came to visit, notjust for the store but for the architecture. the building was completely gutted. some originalfeatures were discovered when stripping back the layers that used to cover the art nouveau interior before it went out of fashion. specialist craftspeople were tracked down from across france for the job. tracked down from across france for thejob. the result is breathtaking. wow. it s big, really big.