That's the way to describe the Galeries Lafayette store located on Boulevard Haussmann. It's 70,000 square meters of shopping, with a huge eye-popping atrium (see photo) in the middle of it. If you look carefully, you can see a skywalk that extends into the middle of the atrium. If you dare to look down, the floor is made of clear plastic so that you can see the bottom.
The store itself is broken into a variety of areas, often by designer. There is plenty of top-of-the-line items here, but more moderately priced items are also on sale. The top floor has a cafeteria/restaurant and a viewing area to look out over this part of Paris.
The store is located near the Opera House and there are plenty of tourists nearby who apparently have money to spend. I saw a line to get into the Chanel "area" during our visit, which was a first for me. The store has branches in other big cities throughout Europe.
We stumbled on all of this by accident. Now, you know better. If you go, be sure to drop in.
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