Galerie des machines Model
Dutert, Ferdinand-Charles-Louis
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Alternative Title
Paris on Stage: 1889-1914 [exhibition]; Galerie des machines Model
Date
1889Description
Roof of model showing the glass over (cast iron in the original) 20 trusses, with smaller booths along the side; A scale model, part of the Paris on Stage: 1889-1914 exhibition held June 19, 2013 to February 23, 2014. The Galerie des machines (officially Palais des machines) was a pavilion built for the Exposition Universelle (1889) in Paris. It was located in the Grenelle district. The huge (area of 115 by 420 meters) pavilion was made of iron, steel and glass, and was by far the largest vaulted building to have yet been built. It was reused for the 1900 exposition, and later used as a velodrome, agricultural exhibition hall and for other purposes. It was demolished in 1910 to open up the view along the Champ de Mars. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 6/25/2015)
Type of Work
model (representation)Subject
architecture, business, commerce and trade, Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France), Exposition universelle internationale de 1900 (Paris, France), belle époque, fin de siècle, Nineteenth century
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