headquarters, built from 1876 to 1913 in the Haussmann style. At n° 20, the site of the former luxury restaurant La Maison dorée (the Golden House) (1839-1841). Now the headquarters of the bank BNP Paribas, designed by Joseph Marrast, which retained the original facade (example of facadism). At n° 22, the site of the former Café Tortoni de Paris. At n° 26, the site of the former Café de Bade. At n° 36, a building created in 1929 by Michel Roux-Spitz. The ground floor was used as showroom for vehicles by the Ford Motor Company. Now, it is a fast food restaurant. At the corner of rue de la Chaussée d'Antin was the Dépôt des Gardes-françaises (French Guards' barracks) built by the colonel Duke of Biron in 1764. It gave the name of the boulevard for some years. On 12 July 1789, a platoon of the guards saved his colonel, Duchâtelet, from popular riots. At the corner of rue Louis-le-Grand, Palais Berlitz, built in the style of the 1930s in place of the Pavillon de Hanovre of the 18th century, which was disassembled and rebuilt in the park of Sceaux. References External links Boulevard des Italiens on le site du Paris Pitoresque Old postcards of Boulevard des Italiens, with the former buildings and cafes 2nd arrondissement of Paris 9th arrondissement of Paris Italiens