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Marché aux fleurs Reine-Elizabeth-II

Coordinates: 48°51′18″N 2°20′49″E / 48.8551°N 2.3469°E / 48.8551; 2.3469
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Marché aux fleurs Reine-Elizabeth-II
LocationPlace Louis Lépine on the Île de la Cité
Coordinates48°51′18″N 2°20′49″E / 48.8551°N 2.3469°E / 48.8551; 2.3469
Address75004 Paris 4ème
Opening date1808
EnvironmentOriginally outdoors, now in iron pavilions
Goods soldFlowers and birds
Days normally openDaily with birds only on Sundays

The Marché aux fleurs Reine-Elizabeth-II is a flower market in Paris. It was formerly known as the Marché aux fleurs et aux oiseaux Cité but was renamed for Queen Elizabeth II after a state visit in 2014.[1]

It sells caged birds on Sundays but this trade has been forbidden on the grounds of animal welfare and so is expected to cease after a period of renovation and reorganisation scheduled from 2023 to 2025.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Laura Coll (15 September 2022), "Le Marché aux fleurs Reine Elizabeth II, une balade bucolique enchanteresse à l'Ile de la Cité", Paris Secret
  2. ^ Marie-Anne Gairaud (29 January 2021), "Paris : le marché aux oiseaux en passe de disparaître", Le Parisien