Retail, The Grands Magasins Dufayel (1856)

Artist/Designer: Alfred Le Bègue

Project Location: Paris, France

Figure 1: Gustave Rives, staircase in the Grands Magasins Dufayel (fr), 18th arrondissement, Paris, 1905 ( Source | Accessed : December 1, 2018 | Photographer: Unknown )

Figure 2: Interior, Dufayel Department Store, Paris, France. ( Source | Accessed : December 1, 2018 | Photographer: Unknown )

Figure 3: Interior, Dufayel Department Store, Paris, France. ( Source | Accessed : December 1, 2018 | Photographer: Unknown )

Figure 4: Façade of the old entrance of the Department Stores Dufayel, rue de Clignancourt . Fronton of Jules Dalou . Aspect in 2010, the dome surmounted by a lighthouse styling all was destroyed in 1957. ( Source | Accessed : December 22, 2018 | Photographer: Unknown )

Figure 5: Dufayel entrance before demolition of the dome, Magasin Dufayel, Paris, France. ( Source | Accessed : December 22, 2018 | Photographer: Unknown )

Figure 6: The Palmarium, Dufayel Department Store, Paris, France. ( Source | Accessed : December 22, 2018 | Photographer: Unknown )

Figure 7: The Theatre, Dufayel Department Store, Paris, France, 1902. ( Source | Accessed : December 22, 2018 | Photographer: Architectural Digest )

Style/Period(s):
Art Nouveau

Primary Material(s):
Glass, Stone, Metal

Function(s):
Retail Store

Related Website(s):

Wikipedia page | Accessed : December 21, 2018

Bonjour Paris | Accessed : December 21, 2018

Paris Promeneurs | Accessed : December 22, 2018

Significant Date(s):
19th Century, 1856

Additional Information:
Project Description:
The Magasin Dufayel was one of the largest Parisian department stores of the early 20th century. It was known for its monumental entrance and large glass dome that was typical of many other department stores of the time. The store was closed in 1930 after going bankrupt. During WWII, the space was occupied by the Nazis and used for storage. After the war, the building was taken over by Paris National Bank and subsequently the great glass dome was demolished in 1957. Today, the store is largely to be remembered as being the pioneer of modern consumer credit in France, and important step in the department store's legacy of the democratization of consumption.

Publications/Texts in Print:
Miller, Michael. The Bon Marche: Bourgeois Culture and the Department Store, 1869-1920. NJ: Princeton Architectural Press, 2014.

Rosalind H. Williams, Dream Worlds: Mass Consumption in Late Nineteenth-Century France, University of California Press.

Whitaker, Jan. The Department Store: History, Design, Display. London: Thames & Hudson, 2011.

William, John. A History of the Department Store. NY: Macmillan, 1960.

Building Location:
26 rue de Clignancourt
Paris, France

Significant Dates:
1856- Opened
1874 -1913- Store expanded
1930- The building closed.
During WWII- Nazi's used it as storage
1957- The dome covering the monumental entrance to the store was demolished

Supporting Staff/Designers:
Original owner- Jacques Crespin
Architects- Alfred Le Bègue, Gustave Rives
Pediment decorator- Jules Dalou
Sculptor- Alexandre Falguière

Tags:
The Grands Magasins Dufayel, Paris, France, department store, retail,

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