9th arrondissement of Paris
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The 9th arrondissement (IXe arrondissement), located on the Right Bank, is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. It contains many places of cultural, historical, and architectural interest, including the Boulevard Haussmann and its large department stores of Galeries Lafayette and Printemps. Along with the 2nd and 8th arrondissements, it hosts one of the business centers of Paris, located around the Opéra.
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Geography
The land area of this arrondissement is 2.179 km2 (0.841 sq. miles, or 538 acres).
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Main streets and squares
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Places of interest
- Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra National de Paris
- Paris Olympia
- Folies Bergères at 32, rue Richer
- Fondation Dosne-Thiers
- Hôtel Drouot, auction house
- Opera Garnier ("Paris Opera")
- Galeries Lafayette (flagship store) at 40, boulevard Haussmann
- Printemps department store (flagship store)
- Musée de la Franc-Maçonnerie
- Musée Grévin
- Musée Gustave Moreau at 14, rue de la Rochefoucauld
- Musée du Parfum
- Musée de la Vie Romantique
- Parts of Pigalle area
- Takashimaya Paris
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