Google, Alibaba, Snap… How the Europe district became Parisian Silicon Valley. The beating heart of the Parisian central business district (CBD), the alleys surrounding the Saint-Lazare station house the offices of many many companies.

On the terraces of the neighborhood's cafes, morning customers take out their sunglasses for the first time this year. The spring rays illuminate the Haussmann-style facades of the 9th arrondissement, allowing students to go out in their shirts during break time.