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Grand Palais Reopens

Where: Paris, France
September 22, 2005 at 9:46 AM | by | Comments (0)


Paris' Grand Palais has reopened, after a 12 year, $85 million renovation, and reportedly looks amazing. The steel and glass exhibition hall, originally built for the 1900 World's Fair, was suffering with structural ailments and closed in 1993.

Visitors can check it out now and get a chance to see two oversized 17th century globes which were commissioned by the Sun King Louis XIV. The globes depict the known earth and stars at the time of their construction and weigh two tons each.

The Grand Palais will now be used for exhibitions, fashion shows, art and music salons and tv broadcasts.

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