The Grand Palais was built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900, he was part of an urban program that claimed to draw a perspective between the Champs-Elysees and the Hotel Invalides. It is recognizable by its large canopy covering the main hall.
command of the palace is quite complicated because it involves constructing a building of 68,000 square meters on a plane H, imposed by the Committee of the Exposition Universelle of 1900, intended to both the living room of Fine Arts exhibitions of agricultural machinery or horse shows. The architect Charles Girault, to whom we owe also the Petit Palais, is responsible for coordinating three other architects of the colossal achievement in the project: Deglane, Thomas and Louvet.
Deglane Henry designs the concourse and the main facade, a great classical colonnade 240 feet long, decorated with a colorful mosaic frieze which illustrates Art through the ages . Albert Thomas realizes the building facing the street on Franklin Roosevelt, the seat of the Palais de la Découverte. Albert Louvet establishes a beautiful iron staircase inspired by Art Nouveau. As for Charles Girault, it prints the whole its personal taste, including the design of large doors surmounted by quadriga angles in copper. These sculptures by George Récipon, represent the side of the Seine, Harmony of Discord triumphant and, near the Champs-Elysees, Immortality Time ahead.
The vast canopy of 14,900 square meters is based on a steel structure weighing 8,500 tons, more than the weight of the Eiffel Tower. The metal pillars that make up the frame supporting the great glass vault are designed entirely independent of outside walls in order to treat the covers with more freedom. Under the canopy, a gigantic ship of 200 meters in length on 50 meters wide and between 45 and 60 in height, which take place nowadays great art exhibits.
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http://www.grandpalais.fr/fr/Accueil/p-93-Accueil.htm
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Palais_ (Paris)
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