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Construction de la grande galerie des machines

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Year:
1868
Contributor:
Trichon (creator)
Genre:
engravings (prints)
Subject:
Exposition universelle de 1867 à Paris
Grande galerie des machines (Paris, France)
Construction workers
Architecture > Monuments
City Planning > Construction
Social Life > Entertainment
1852-1870 (The Second Empire)
Local ID:
3-SIZE T801.C1 G73x 1868
Extent:
1 engraving; 17.7 x 23.5 cm

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Abstract:
Construction site of the Galerie des machines in the Palais du Champ-de-Mars, before the 1867 World Fair. The Palais had a circular structure, with several galleries and a garden. It contained an important part of the Fair. It was built by Frédéric Le Play and Jean-Baptiste Krantz, and housed the countries' exhibits (France occupied about 40 percent of its total surface).

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Trichon, "Construction de la grande galerie des machines" (1868). Paris: Capital of the 19th Century. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:86920/

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