Musée des Travaux Publics (Palais d’Iéna)

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The Musée des Travaux Publics (Palais d’Iéna) is a landmark Parisian building renowned as an early masterpiece of reinforced-concrete architecture and now houses the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building
government building
landmark
museum building
reinforced-concrete structure
alsoKnownAs Palais d’Iéna
architect Auguste Perret
architecturalStyle Modern architecture
reinforced-concrete architecture
associatedInstitution Economic, Social and Environmental Council of France
surface form: Conseil économique, social et environnemental
category buildings and structures in Paris
modernist architecture in France
palaces in Paris
city Paris
continent Europe
country France
countryCapitalContext located in the capital city of France
culturalSignificance example of early 20th-century French modernism
currentTenants Economic, Social and Environmental Council of France
surface form: French Economic, Social and Environmental Council
designedAs museum dedicated to public works and infrastructure
formerFunction museum of public works
function seat of a consultative assembly
governingBody Government of France
surface form: French government
governmentBranch French consultative assemblies
hasFunction assembly hall
exhibition spaces
offices
heritageDesignation Monument historique (France)
houses Economic, Social and Environmental Council of France
surface form: French Economic, Social and Environmental Council
locatedIn 16th arrondissement of Paris
France
Paris
locationRelativeTo near Trocadéro
near the Seine
materialUsed reinforced concrete
namedAfter Avenue d’Iéna
notableFor innovative use of exposed concrete
monumental interior spaces
role in French institutional life
originalName Musée des Travaux Publics
ownership Government of France
surface form: French state
publicAccess accessible to the public for certain events and sessions
region Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
significance early masterpiece of reinforced-concrete architecture
urbanContext part of the architectural ensemble around Trocadéro and the Seine
use institutional building
office building

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Auguste Perret designed Musée des Travaux Publics (Palais d’Iéna)