The Grand Palais in Paris, between the Champs-Élysées and the Seine, was designed by four architects, Henri Deglane, Albert Louvet, Albert Thomas and Charles Girault, each responsible for a distinct area. The contract was announced on April 22, 1896, and construction began in 1897. It opened on May 1, 1900.
The article calls the style Beaux-Arts. It has stone facades, glass vaults, iron, light steel framing, reinforced concrete and copper quadrigae. The nave is about 656 feet (200 m) long, 164 feet (50 m) wide and 115 feet (35 m) high.
It served as a military hospital in World War I and a Nazi truck depot in World War II. The nave closed in 1993 after a glass element fell. Restoration ran from 2001 to 2007, and a 466 million euro overhaul followed the 2021 closure, with reopening given as October 2024 in one place and June 2025 in another.
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