With its neo-classic Pompei-inspired décor, its elegant glass roof, its huge cupola, its colorful mosaic flooring and its many paintings and sculptures, the Galerie Vivienne is one of the most elegant galleries in Paris. Inaugurated in 1826, it has been housing many luxury ready-to-wear stores and indoor design stores, as well as cafés and bookstores selling ancient books just so that you can relax between two shopping sprees. It found its glory back when major luxury brand settled in between its walls (Kenzo even organized a fashion show there in the 70’s and Jean-Paul Gaultier settled in there for a while).