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The tympanum in the Nave
A central feature of the architecture of the Grand Palais, the tympanum in the Nave embellishes the Great Staircase. The decoration was not completed in time for the inauguration of the building in 1900.
Only a few ephemeral decorations have enlivened this feature over the years. In 2009, a contemporary artist will be commissioned to create a work covering part of the tympanum, using either paint or video media.
The tympanum in the Nave, now bricked up.
© Coll. Grand Palais, photo François Tomasi
Louis Louvet’s design for the Nave in 1897 for the transversal decor at the end of the Nave. Pencil and watercolour.
1949. 18th International Air Show at the Grand Palais: view of the Air France booth
© CNAM/DAF/Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine/Twentieth century architecture archives, photo L.
Louis Louvet’s design for the Nave in 1897 for the transversal decor at the end of the Nave. Pencil and watercolour.
© Coll. Grand Palais
Monumenta 2007
© Coll. Grand Palais, photo François Tomasi
1953. 40th Motor Show in the Grand Palais: view of the Great Staircase and the restaurant-tea room
© CNAM/DAF/Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine/Twentieth century architecture archives, photo L. Borremans
The 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris. Sculptures on show at the foot of the Great Staircase in the Grand-Palais.
© LL / Roger-Viollet
