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The Grand Palais ("Grand Palace") is a large glass exhibition hall that was built for the Paris Exhibition of 1900
Exposition Universelle (1900)

The Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a world's fair held in Paris, France, to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to accelerate development into the next....
. It is located in the 8e arrondissement of Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
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Built at the same time as the Petit Palais
Petit Palais

The Petit Palais is a museum in Paris, France. Built for the Exposition Universelle in 1900 to Charles Girault's designs, it now houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts ....
 and the Pont Alexandre III
Pont Alexandre III

Pont Alexandre III is an arch bridge that spans the Seine, connecting the Champs-?lys?es quarter and the Les Invalides and Eiffel Tower quarter, widely regarded as the most ornate, extravagant bridge in Paris ....
, four architects were involved: the main facade was the work of Henri Deglane
Henri Deglane

Henri Deglane was a French sport wrestling, Olympic Champion in Greco-Roman wrestling....
, the opposite side the work of Albert-Félix-Théophile Thomas
Albert-Félix-Théophile Thomas

Albert-F?lix-Th?ophile Thomas was a France architect.Thomas was born in Marseilles, and was a student of Alexis Paccard and Leon Vaudoyer at the ?cole des Beaux-Arts in Paris....
, the interior and the other two ends given to Albert Louvet, with the entire job supervised by Charles Girault
Charles Girault

File:Royalmuseumforcentralafrica2004.jpgCharles-Louis Girault was a France architect.Born in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, he studied with Honor? Daumet at the ?cole nationale sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris....
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The Grand Palais ("Grand Palace") is a large glass exhibition hall that was built for the Paris Exhibition of 1900
Exposition Universelle (1900)

The Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a world's fair held in Paris, France, to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to accelerate development into the next....
. It is located in the 8e arrondissement of Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.

Built at the same time as the Petit Palais
Petit Palais

The Petit Palais is a museum in Paris, France. Built for the Exposition Universelle in 1900 to Charles Girault's designs, it now houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts ....
 and the Pont Alexandre III
Pont Alexandre III

Pont Alexandre III is an arch bridge that spans the Seine, connecting the Champs-?lys?es quarter and the Les Invalides and Eiffel Tower quarter, widely regarded as the most ornate, extravagant bridge in Paris ....
, four architects were involved: the main facade was the work of Henri Deglane
Henri Deglane

Henri Deglane was a French sport wrestling, Olympic Champion in Greco-Roman wrestling....
, the opposite side the work of Albert-Félix-Théophile Thomas
Albert-Félix-Théophile Thomas

Albert-F?lix-Th?ophile Thomas was a France architect.Thomas was born in Marseilles, and was a student of Alexis Paccard and Leon Vaudoyer at the ?cole des Beaux-Arts in Paris....
, the interior and the other two ends given to Albert Louvet, with the entire job supervised by Charles Girault
Charles Girault

File:Royalmuseumforcentralafrica2004.jpgCharles-Louis Girault was a France architect.Born in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, he studied with Honor? Daumet at the ?cole nationale sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris....
. (All four had been winners of the Prix de Rome
Prix de Rome

The Prix de Rome was a scholarship for arts students. It was created in 1663 in France under the reign of Louis XIV. It was an annual burse for promising artists who proved their talents by completing a very difficult elimination contest....
 for architecture.) The building facade is a prototypical example of Beaux-Arts architecture
Beaux-Arts architecture

Beaux-Arts architecture denotes the academic Neoclassical architecture architectural style that was taught at the ?cole des Beaux-Arts in Paris....
, and the main roof is an expanse of steel and glass.

All of the exterior of this massive palace combines an imposing Classical stone façade with a riot of Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau

Art Nouveau is an international Art movement and style of art, architecture and applied art?especially the decorative arts?that peaked in popularity at Fin de si?cle of the 20th century ....
 ironwork, and a number of allegorical statue groups including work by sculptors Paul Gasq
Paul Gasq

Paul Jean-Baptiste Gasq was a France sculptor, born in Dijon.Gasq was a student at the Dijon, France School of Fine Arts and the ?cole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he took the Prix de Rome in 1890....
 and Alfred Boucher
Alfred Boucher

A France sculpture, Alfred Boucher , mentor to Camille Claudel and friend of Auguste Rodin.Born in Bouy-sur-Ovin , he was the son of a farmhand who became the gardener of the sculptor Chantalle van Zanten, who, after recognizing Boucher's talent, opened his studio to him....
. Two monumental bronze quadriga
Quadriga

A quadriga is a car or chariot drawn by four horses abreast . It was raced in the Ancient Olympic Games and other games. It is represented in profile as the chariot of Greek mythology on Greek vases and in bas-relief....
s by Georges Récipon
Georges Récipon

File:Toit-Grand-Palais.jpgGeorges R?cipon was a French painter and sculptor.The son of a sculptor, R?cipon's major work is probably his work at the Grand Palais in Paris, two monumental and exuberant quadrigas on the building's roof....
 terminate each wing of the main facade.

The building was closed for 12 years for extensive restoration work after one of the glass ceiling panels fell in 1993. It reopened on Saturday 24 September 2005.

A little known fact is that the Grand Palais has a major police station in the basement which helps protect the exhibits on show in the Galeries nationales du Grand Palais
Galeries nationales du Grand Palais

The galeries nationales du Grand Palais are museum spaces located in the Grand Palais in the VIIIe arrondissement of Paris. They serve as home to major art exhibits and cultural events programmed by the R?union des mus?es nationaux , and are open six days a week....
, and particularly the picture exhibition "Salons" as the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux Arts
Société Nationale des Beaux Arts

Soci?t? Nationale des Beaux-Arts was the term under which two groups of French artists united, the first for some exhibitions in the early 1860s, the second since 1890 for annual exhibitions....
, Salon d'Automne
Salon d'Automne

In 1903, the first Salon d'Automne was organized by Georges Rouault, Andr? Derain, Henri Matisse and Albert Marquet as a reaction to the conservative policies of the official Paris Salon....
 and Salon "Comparaisons". The building's west wing also contains a science museum
Science museum

A science museum or a science centre is a museum devoted primarily to science. Older science museums tended to concentrate on static displays of objects related to natural history, paleontology, geology, industry and industrial machinery, etc....
, the Palais de la Découverte
Palais de la Découverte

The Palais de la D?couverte is a science museum located in the Grand Palais, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris on Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt, Paris, France....
.

The couture fashion house Chanel
Chanel

Chanel S.A. ), is a Parisian fashion house created by Coco Chanel. Specializing in luxury goods , the Chanel label has become one of the most recognized names in luxury and haute couture fashion ....
 annually hosts many fashion shows here.

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  • - current photographs and of the years 1900.