La Samaritaine.

La Samaritaine, France's oldest and largest department store, is located near the Pont Neuf metro station in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, where it is currently closed for restoration. La Samaritaine was founded in 1869 by Marie-Louise Gérard, the original chief saleswoman of Le Pont-Marche, and her husband Ernest Konyak, initially as a boutique; in 1990, it created today's La Samaritaine department store; in 2001, it became the largest department store in France, and is currently under renovation. In 1990, it became the present-day Galeries Légères de Sainte-Marie; in 2001, it was acquired by luxury goods giant Louis Vuitton.