Rue Sainte-Catherine (Bordeaux)
The Rue Sainte-Catherine is a pedestrian zone configured main shopping street in the center of Bordeaux .
This 1250 m long north-south axis cuts through the historic center of the city and connects the theater square (Place de la Comédie), named after the Grand Théâtre, with the Place de la Victoire . The street has more than 50 retail operations, including the Galeries Lafayette department store and the Fnac media department store . The conversion to a pedestrian zone began in 1976 and was completed in 1984. Between 2000 and 2003 it was redesigned by Jean-Michel Wilmotte .
The Bordelaise Gallery , a covered shopping arcade from 1833 , branches off near the Grand Théâtre. The eponymous Katharinenkapelle dates from 1048; its last remains were removed in 1835.
Web links
- «Rue Sainte Catherine: belle jusqu'à la victoire» CUB press release of May 17th, 2003.
- History of Rue Sainte-Catherine
Individual evidence
- ↑ On the history of the Bordelaise Gallery ( Memento of the original from June 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 44 ° 50 ′ 0 ″ N , 0 ° 34 ′ 23 ″ W.