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History
The 1900 Universal Exhibition
Universal exhibitions in Paris
Plans for the 1900 exhibition
Successful bids
Construction
The 1900 Universal Exhibition opens its doors
The events staged in the Grand Palais
Arts
Innovation and modernity
Youth and sports
Creativity
French excellence
Refurbishment
Saving the Grand Palais
The foundations
The Nave
The quadrigas
The facades
The friezes
Stories of the Grand Palais
Wartime
Portrait of the architect Charles Girault (1851-1933) by his grandson
A first kiss in the Grand Palais
A Spanish Circus and a Fairy Tale
Béjart at the Grand Palais
Publications
History
The 1900 Universal Exhibition
The events staged in the Grand Palais
Refurbishment
The 2008 - 2011 program of restoration
Stories of the Grand Palais
Publications
The building