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The South-east Gallery

The Nave: This central area in the Grand Palais has been at the centre of the cultural and social life of the French capital for over a century. With Europe’s biggest glass roof, the Nave has been entirely restored and offers 145,000 sq.ft of magnificent, naturally lit floor space.
The Fine Arts Staircase: With its curves and coils, the Fine Arts Staircase is a generous and inviting venue where guests entering from the avenue Winston-Churchill can receive a customised welcome and ushered through to the Nave.
The Paddock: Located in the Nave, facing the entrance, the paddock owes its name to the horse shows that were once organised there. With its Great Staircase, it offers a sumptuous setting for evening receptions, dinners and congresses…
The Balcony of Honour: This modular area has a magnificent full view over the Nave and can be tailored to create a very personal atmosphere for your events.
The digital projection room: With a capacity of 104 seats, the projection room is all-digital.

The Clock Balcony: An area of 3,750 sq. ft , the clock balcony faces the great staircase and offers perhaps the finest view of the Nave.
The South-east Gallery: Covering an area of around 2,500 sq.ft, this first floor gallery offers tremendous potential for programming public events. Availble in 2011.
The VIP Lounge: A superb facility that is paradoxically a well-kept secret, the VIP Lounge is right in the heart of the Grand Palais. It offers an area of 12,800 square feet under a glass roof. Available during the second semester of 2011.

This gallery has a very singular history. Partitioned, it was used by students from the Sorbonne for literature and language classes. Due to be restored soon, it will regain its original volume, be reunited with its glass roof, and embark upon a new life.

See the media:The South-east gallery before the walls and beams were removed

The South-east gallery before the walls and beams were removed © Coll. Grand Palais, cliché François Tomasi

An outstanding area

Covering an area of 700 m2, this gallery is located on the first floor around the Nave and has overhead natural lighting.

All the interior partitions have been demolished to restore this magnificent volume.

The South-east Gallery hosted the T.A.G. au Grand Palais show in April 2009, an event that was an enormous success, drawing 80,000 visitors in one month.

The South-east Gallery will be accessible from the Nave and there will be further access from the Alexandre III rotunda and the Fine Arts Staircase.

Tremendous potential

Restored and developed, this area will have considerable potential for both the public and event organisers.
The South-east Gallery will enable the organisation of events thematically either connected to events programmed in the Nave or totally independent. It will lend itself to private functions such as evening parties, AGMs, fashion shows, receptions and exhibitions.