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PARIS DEPARTM<strong>EN</strong>T STORE<br />
T<br />
he Paris Department Store on Andrássy Road,<br />
previously known as the Fashion Hall, was<br />
closed for a lengthy period but once again opened<br />
its doors to the general public in 2009, this time<br />
providing a home for the Alexandra Book Store.<br />
One can choose from a huge selection of books, CDs<br />
and DVDs in these magnificent and elegant surroundings.<br />
An unusual treasure, the central room<br />
of the building is the ornamental Lotz Hall, which<br />
in earlier times was a ballroom, but now provides a<br />
home for events and the Book Cafe coffee shop. The<br />
opulently gilded walls are decorated with fresco<br />
compositions by Károly Lotz. The Alexandra Book<br />
Store operating in the Paris Department Store won<br />
the prize for the Metropolitan Bookshop of the Year<br />
in 2011, based on the votes of members of the Hungarian<br />
Publishers’ and Booksellers’ Association.<br />
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