Key facts
- Type
- Department store
- Architectural style
- Art Nouveau , Art Deco
- Location
- Paris , France
- Owner
- Groupe Bon Marché , LVMH
- Floor area
- 48,000 m
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Encyclopedic overview
La Samaritaine (French pronunciation: [la samaʁitɛn]) is a large department store in the first arrondissement of Paris, France. The nearest metro station is Pont-Neuf. Established in 1870 by Ernest Cognacq, it is now owned by the luxury goods conglomerate LVMH. (through Groupe Bon Marché)
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “La Samaritaine” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.