Galerie des Machines

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The Galerie des Machines was a vast iron-and-glass exhibition hall in Paris, renowned in the late 19th century as one of the largest and most impressive engineering structures of its time.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf World's Fair pavilion
exhibition hall
iron-and-glass building
architect Ferdinand Dutert
architecturalStyle industrial architecture
iron-and-glass architecture
category World's fair architecture
buildings and structures in Paris
former exhibition buildings
city Paris
completionDate 1889
constructedFor Exposition Universelle of 1889
country France
demolishedFor urban redevelopment of the Champ de Mars
demolitionDate 1910
engineer Victor Contamin
era late 19th century
event Exposition Universelle (1889)
exhibited industrial machinery
technological innovations of the late 19th century
function exhibition space
heritage important milestone in modern structural engineering
historicalPeriod Belle Époque
influenced development of modern steel and glass architecture
later large-span exhibition halls
knownFor being one of the largest engineering structures of the late 19th century
record-breaking span without internal supports
languageOfName French
locatedIn France
Paris
locatedOn Champ de Mars
materialUsed glass
wrought iron
neighboringStructure Eiffel Tower
notableFeature glass roof
iron arches
vast single-span interior
openingDate 1889
ownership French state
partOf Exposition Universelle grounds on the Champ de Mars
purpose to house industrial and machinery exhibits
roofType barrel-vaulted glass roof
spanType three-hinged arch system
status demolished
structuralEngineer Victor Contamin
translationOfName Gallery of Machines


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