GRAND PALAIS

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The Grand Palais is a Parisian monument located on the edge of the Champs-Élysées , opposite the Petit Palais , from which it is separated by the avenue Winston-Churchill , in the 8th ^{arrondissement} . Its 77,000 m ² regularly host trade fairs and exhibitions.

The Grand Palace during the First World War. Glass roof of the Grand Palais, restored in 2004.

The ” Grand Palais des Beaux-Arts ” was built in Paris from 1897 , for the Universal Exhibition scheduled from April 15 to November 12 , 1900¹ , in place of the vast but uncomfortable Palais de l’Industrie of 1855 . “Monument consecrated by the Republic to the glory of French art”, as indicated by the pediment of the west wing ( Antin Palace ), its original purpose was to host major official artistic events in the capital.

In the 1960s, Le Corbusier wanted the Grand Palais to be demolished in order to set up the 20th century Art Museum there, which ^André Malraux had entrusted to him. The death of the architect, the August 27 , 1965, ends project ² .

By decree of June 12 , 1975, the nave is listed as a historical monument . A new decree of November 6 , 2000, protects the Grand Palace in its entirety.