Grand Palais

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Grand Palais

The Grand Palais (centre) and the Petit Palais (right) as seen from the Eiffel Tower
Established	Universal Exposition of 1900
Location	Avenue Winston-Churchill, 75008 Paris, France
Coordinates	48°51′58″N 2°18′45″E / 48.86611°N 2.31250°E / 48.86611; 2.31250
Type	Historic site, exhibition hall
Visitors	1,412,060 (2017)[1]
President	Jean-Paul Cluzel
Public transit access	Champs-Élysées–Clemenceau Franklin D. Roosevelt
Website	http://www.grandpalais.fr/

The Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ palɛ de ʃɑ̃z‿elize]; English: Great Palace of the Champs-Élysées), commonly known as the Grand Palais, is a historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris between the Champs-Élysées and the Seine, France. Construction of the Grand Palais began in 1897 following the demolition of the Palais de l'Industrie (Palace of Industry) to prepare for the Universal Exposition of 1900.^[2] That exposition also produced the adjacent Petit Palais and Pont Alexandre III.^[3]

The building was designed to be a large-scale venue for official artistic events. A pediment on the building refers to this function with an inscription that reads, "a monument dedicated by the Republic to the glory of French art." Designed according to Beaux-Arts tastes, the building features ornate stone facades, glass vaults and period innovations that included iron and light steel framing and reinforced concrete.^[4]

It is listed as a historic monument (monument historique) by the Ministry of Culture.^[5]