Timeline

aquarelle de la samaritaine en 1870
1870

Creation of La Samaritaine by Ernest Cognacq (1839-1928) in the back room of a café at the corner of rue de la Monnaie and rue du Pont-Neuf

Magasin 1 et futur agrandissement Magasin 2
1872

Ernest Cognacq marries Marie-Louise Jaÿ (1838-1925), former first saleswoman at Bon Marché

construction jourdain verrière
1886 – 1907

Construction of Store 2 by Frantz Jourdain in the Art Nouveau style rue de la Monnaie

jourdain verrière couleur
1910

View of Store 2 completed with the corner turrets rue des Prêtres Saint Germain l'Auxerrois

vue des bâtiments 1 et 3 de la rue de rivoli
1912

Renovation of Store 1 in the Art Nouveau style

photo prise du pont neuf sauvage
1926 – 1928

Construction of the extension of Store 2 towards the Seine by Henri Sauvage in the Art Deco style

fin des travaux du bâtiment 3
1930

Reconstruction of Store 3 by Henri Sauvage rue de Rivoli, also in the Art Deco style

queue rue de la Monnaie
1947

Line along rue de la Monnaie during the month of white

Magasin 1 rue du Pont-Neuf
1970

The shop 1 rue du Pont-Neuf

Ravalement rue de la Monnaie
1987

Rue de la Monnaie, first restoration of the enamelled lava

Fresque à l'intérieur de La Samaritaine
1990

Registration in the Supplementary Inventory of Historic Monuments for Stores 2 and 3 - Decline of the Samaritaine

Devanture du groupe LVMH
2001

Entry into the capital of the LVMH group

La Samaritaine
2005

Department stores closed for security reasons

La Samaritaine
2015 – 2020

Rehabilitation works of Stores 2 & 4

Magasin 3 en travaux
2018 – 2021

Store 3 rehabilitation works

Devanture la samaritaine
2021

Reopening of the new department store "Samaritaine Paris Pont-Neuf" managed by DFS France company