Galerie des machines
Exhibition pavilion in Paris, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Galerie des machines (officially: Palais des machines) was a pavilion built for the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris. Located in the Grenelle district, the huge pavilion was made of iron, steel and glass.
Galerie des machines | |
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General information | |
Type | Exhibition pavilion |
Town or city | Paris |
Country | France |
Completed | 1889 |
Demolished | 1910 |
Client | Exposition Universelle (1889) |
Height | 48.324 metres (158.54 ft) |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Cast iron arches |
Floor area | 8 hectares (20 acres) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Ferdinand Dutert |
Structural engineer | Victor Contamin |
A similarly-named structure was erected for the 1878 Exposition Universelle, but the 1889 version was by far the largest vaulted building to have yet been built. It was reused for the 1900 Exposition Universelle as the Palace of Agriculture and Food (officially: Palais de l'Agriculture et des Aliments), and later used as a velodrome, agricultural exhibition hall and for other purposes and was demolished in 1910 to open up the view along the Champ de Mars.