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Les charpentes des Palais des beaux-arts et des arts libéraux au Champ-de-Mars: D'après la photographie de M. Godefroy

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Year:
1889
Contributor:
Tilly, L. A. (creator)
Genre:
engravings (prints)
Subject:
Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France)
Paris (France) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Architecture > Monuments
City Planning > Construction
Social Life > Entertainment
1871-1940 (The Third Republic)
Local ID:
2-SIZE T803.B1 E96x 1889
Extent:
1 engraving; 31 x 50 cm

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Abstract:
This print represents the structure of the Palais des beaux-arts and the Palais des arts libéraux, which were both designed by Formigé. As most of the halls that were built for the exhibits, they were made out of iron structures and glass panels. The two buildings had the same design: they were 250 meters long (about 270 yards), and their domes were 56 meters high (about 60 yards). An art exhibit was held in the Palais des beaux-arts (which is the one standing on the left of the image). The Palais des arts libéraux, (facing the Palais des beaux-arts, on the right of the image), was to house a furniture exhibit, as well as ceramics and bronze sculptures. It was also decided that the "Exposition rétrospective du travail" was to take place there: the exhibit retraced tools and artifacts linked to the history of work. The building on the foreground, in the left hand corner of the image, is the Pavillon de la presse, designed by the architect Vaudoyer. It had three sections: the central pavilion was used for receptions, meetings, and readings. The small structure on the right of it (with the small tower) was a restaurant. In a third part of the building, there was a small post office.

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Tilly, L. A., "Les charpentes des Palais des beaux-arts et des arts libéraux au Champ-de-Mars: D'après la photographie de M. Godefroy " (1889). Paris: Capital of the 19th Century. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:87012/

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