La vitrine du pavillon du prince de Galles - Courbevoie, France
N 48° 53.978 E 002° 16.108
31U E 446386 N 5416556
[FR] Le Pavillon des Indes, installé à Courbevoie dans le Parc de Bécon, date de l’exposition universelle de 1878. [EN] This Indian pavilion, known as the Pavilion of the Prince of Wales, was originally housed in the Grand Vestibule d’Honneur.
Waymark Code: WMGD7Y
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 02/17/2013
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[FR] Il s’agissait au départ d’une immense vitrine installée à l’intérieur du Grand Vestibule d’Honneur. L’art indien est mis à l’honneur dans ce pavillon du prince de Galles, les plus magnifiques productions, des harnais ciselés, des housses brodées d’or et garnies de pierre précieuse émerveillent les visiteurs.
M. Des Fossés, banquier et l’administrateur du Figaro et un ami, M. Prevert, rachètent la vitrine pour la replacer à l’identique à Saint-Malo, sur le digue de Rochebonne, ancienne commune de Paramé.
Mais c’était sans compter la rudesse du climat breton et le pavillon-vitrine fut sérieusement abîmé lors d’une tempête en octobre 1905 (ou 1911 selon les sources).
Démonté et remisé un temps, seule une petite partie fut ramené à Courbevoie en 1924.
En 2013, le pavillon est fermé et en cours de rénovation. A terme, la réhabilitation de ce patrimoine permettra d’accueillir en résidence, un artiste sculpteur diplômé de l’école National des Beaux Arts. Un projet culturel ambitieux, qui par le biais d’expositions régulières, permettra d’ouvrir le monde de la sculpture au grand public.
[EN] After the Universal Exposition, the pavilion was purchased by a banker and reconstructed in Saint-Malo. It was damaged in a storm and a part of it was moved to Courbevoie.
In 2013, the pavilion is closed for renovation.
The third Paris World's Fair, called an Exposition Universelle in French, was held from 1 May through to 10 November 1878. It celebrated the recovery of France after the 1870 Franco-Prussian War.
This exposition was on a far larger scale than any previously held anywhere in the world. It covered over 66 acres (270,000 m2), the main building in the Champ de Mars occupying 54 acres (220,000 m2). The French exhibits filled one-half of the entire space, with the remaining exhibition space divided among the other nations of the world. Germany was the only major country which was not represented.
Among the many inventions on display was Alexander Graham Bell's telephone. Electric arc lighting had been installed all along the Avenue de l'Opera and the Place de l'Opera, and in June, a switch was thrown and the area was lit by electric Yablochkov arc lamps, powered by Zénobe Gramme dynamos. Thomas Edison had on display a megaphone and phonograph. International juries judged the various exhibits, awarding medals of gold, silver and bronze.
Original Name of Structure (during fair): La vitrine du pavillon du prince de Galles
Current Name of Structure: Le Pavillon des Indes
Fair Name: Exposition universelle de 1878
Location: Paris, France
Year of Fair: 1878
Theme of Fair: Agriculture, Arts and Industry
Website Proof: [Web Link]
Architect/Designer: Not listed
Website Reference: Not listed
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