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The Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ palɛ de ʃɑ̃z‿elize]; English: Great Palace of the Champs-Élysées), commonly known as the Grand Palais, is a historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris between the Champs-Élysées and the Seine, France.
The Grand Palais, officially the Grand Palais des beaux-arts et des arts decoratifs, was built on the right bank upon the site of the Palace of Industry of the 1855 Exposition. It was the work of two architects, Henri Deglane for the main body of the building, and Albert Thomas for the west wing, or Palais d'Antin.
The site chosen for the exposition was the center of Paris, around the Grand Palais, the enormous glass and iron pavilion which had been built for the 1900 Universal Exposition. The principal architect was Charles Plumet. The main entrance, called the Gate of Honor, was located next to the Grand Palais.
1900 – Paris, France – Exposition Universelle (1900) [71] – Le Grand Palais; 1900 – Adelaide, South Australia – Century Exhibition of Arts and Industries (1900) [citation needed] 1900 – Christchurch, New Zealand – Canterbury Jubilee Industrial Exhibition; 1901 – Bendigo, Australia – Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition
The Exposition Universelle of 1889 (French pronunciation: [ɛkspozisjɔ̃ ynivɛʁsɛl]), better known in English as the 1889 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 6 May to 31 October 1889. It was the fifth of ten major expositions held in the city between 1855 and 1937.
The Palace of Industry, built for the 1855 Paris Exposition, was designed to be bigger than The Crystal Palace in London. It stood until 1897, when it was demolished to make room for the Grand Palais. In 1855 Emperor Napoleon III chose the park as the site of the first great international exposition to be held in Paris, the Exposition Universelle.
In 1855, Emperor Napoleon III selected the park at the beginning of the avenue as the site of the first great international exposition to be held in Paris, the Exposition Universelle. The park was the location of the Palace of Industry, a giant exhibit hall which covered thirty thousand square meters, where the Grand Palais is today.
The Grand Palais éphémère is a temporary exhibition hall in the Champ de Mars by architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte. [1] The 10,000 m 2 hall opened in 2021 [ 2 ] and is meant to be dismantled in 2024. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Its purpose is to host exhibitions while the Grand Palais is being renovated for the 2024 Summer Olympics . [ 5 ]