Interior of a covered shopping arcade off the Champs-Élysées in Paris. Mauboussin jewellery store on the left, an illuminated Avenue des Champs-Élysées sign overhead, pedestrians walking toward the street exit.

Covered Arcade off the Champs-Élysées, Paris

4 October 2017 · Paris

A covered passage off the Avenue des Champs-Élysées frames the street outside like a portal — the retail interior dark and composed, the boulevard beyond bright and in motion. Mauboussin's illuminated sign anchors the left wall; overhead, a cream archway sign announces the avenue by name. Pedestrians move through the corridor between two worlds: the polished quiet of luxury retail and the ordinary noise of one of Paris's busiest streets.

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