Petit Palais - Paris, France - Permanent World Fair and Expo Structures on Waymarking.com

Charles-Louis Girault was the chief architect of Petit Palais. Construction took three years. It is called the Petit Palais because a much larger and similar "Grand Palais" is located across the street--also built for the 1900 Exposition. Unlike many Exposition structures which are intended to be temporary, the Petit Palais was built as a permanent art gallery.
It now houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts.

Wikipedi (visit link) adds:
"Arranged around an octi-circular courtyard and garden, the palace is similar to the nearby Grand Palais. Its ionic columns, grand porch and dome echo those of the Invalides across the river. The tympanum depicting the city of Paris surrounded by muses is the work of sculptor Jean Antoine Injalbert.

The current exhibits are divided into sections: the Dutuit Collection of medieval and Renaissance paintings, drawings and objets d'art; the Tuck Collection of 18th century furniture and the City of Paris collection of paintings. The museum diplays paintings by painters such as Rembrandt, Rubens, Nicolas Poussin, Claude Gellée, Fragonard, Hubert Robert, Greuze and a remarkable collection of 19th century painting and sculpture : Ingres, Géricault, Delacroix, Courbet, Monet, Sisley, Pissarro, Cezanne, Modigliani, Carpeaux, Maillol, Rodin etc.

The Petit Palais has served as a model for other public buildings, notably for the Royal Museum for Central Africa near Brussels, Belgium, and the Museo de Bellas Artes (Fine Arts Museum) in Santiago, Chile.

The museum displays a remarkable collection of paintings and sculptures."

Original Name of Structure (during fair): Petit Palais Current Name of Structure: Petit Palais Architect/Designer: Charles-Louis Girault Fair Name: Exposition Universelle Location: Paris, France Year of Fair: 1900 Theme of Fair: to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to accelerate development into the next. Website Proof: [Web Link] Website Reference: Not listed

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