GRAND PALAIS PARIS

AVENUE WINSTON CHURCHILL, 75008 PARIS

Placed in the prestigious district of the Champs-Élysées, the Grand Palais was inaugurated in 1900 on the occasion of the World’s Fair in Paris. He is just situated in front of his "younger brother" the Petit Palais and next to the Bridge Alexandre III. These three constructions were inaugurated together during the World’s Fair in Paris in 1900. Magnificent palace in style Art nouveau, characterized by symbolic sound window and the central Nave, the Grand Palais is classified an « Historic Monument » since 2000. The Parisian Mecca of culture, he welcomes in his 72000 square meters more than 2.5 million visitors a year on more of 50 event in three different spaces: the Nave, the national Galleries and the palace of the Discovery. He sheltered in particular symbolic exhibitions, as Picasso and his Masters, Monet, Velazquez or still Jean-Paul Gautier; lounges innovative as first Car Shows or of the aviation, as well as the annual big meeting of contemporary art, the FIAC. But the Grand Palais is as well the theater of limited events of high flight, as surprising as the miscellaneous. It is here indeed that the movies-drive Cinema Paradiso settles down every summer, that the Radio electro radio FG celebrated its 25 years and that took place last one big evening hip-hop Yard Party. The Grand Palais shows an extremely rich programming, with sports events as the World championships of fencing, but also equestrian competitions as the « Hermes Jumping », without forgetting crazy nights under the window for an atmosphere deserving of the biggest boxes of at night of the world during the electro evenings (at Electro Night SFR) and is even transformed into ice rink in the Christmas time! Numerous events take a seat or took a seat in the Big Palace, the artistic shows as the "Show of the French Artists", the "Show of the artists Independents", but also technical shows, the "Car Show" is kept from 1901 till 1961, the Competition Lépine, the International Boat show and the lounges commercial as the Home furnishing exhibition, the Show of the French Quality and the Fair of Paris there. Permanent and limited exhibitions are exposed in the Big Palace for most great pleasure of the art lovers, greenhorns as were confirmed! Every year, more than 2.5 million visitors go in the exhibitions of the Grand Palais and more than 50 events take place there. The Grand Palais also tends to awaken the youngest in art, and it is not less than 25 000 pupils who walk on his galleries every year.