Le Peletier (Paris Métro) Le Peletier (Paris Métro) Le Peletier is a station of the Paris Métro. It is named after Rue le Peletier, which was named after Louis Peletier, who was last but one "prévôt des marchands" (provost of merchants) between 1784 and 1789. This feudal position was abolished in the French Revolution. The Opéra National de Paris was located in the "Salle Peletier", in Rue le Peletier, between 1821 and 1873, when it was destroyed by fire. It was the first theatre to use gas lighting to illuminate the stage. It is located a short walk from Notre-Dame-de-Lorette station on line 12,
Rue de la Paix, Paris Rue de la Paix, Paris The rue de la Paix () is a fashionable shopping street in the center of Paris. Located in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, running north from Place Vendôme and ending at the Opéra Garnier, it is best known for its jewellers, such as the shop opened by Cartier in 1898. Charles Frederick Worth was the first to open a couture house in the rue de la Paix. Many buildings on the street are inspired in design by the hôtels particuliers of Place Vendôme. The street was opened in 1806 from Place Vendôme on the orders