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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World's Fair pavilion
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exhibition hall → iron-and-glass building → |
| architect |
Ferdinand Dutert
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| architecturalStyle |
industrial architecture
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iron-and-glass architecture → |
| category |
World's fair architecture
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buildings and structures in Paris → former exhibition buildings → |
| city |
Paris
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| completionDate |
1889
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| constructedFor |
Exposition Universelle of 1889
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| country |
France
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| demolishedFor |
urban redevelopment of the Champ de Mars
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| demolitionDate |
1910
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| engineer |
Victor Contamin
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| era |
late 19th century
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| event |
Exposition Universelle (1889)
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| exhibited |
industrial machinery
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technological innovations of the late 19th century → |
| function |
exhibition space
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| heritage |
important milestone in modern structural engineering
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| historicalPeriod |
Belle Époque
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| influenced |
development of modern steel and glass architecture
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later large-span exhibition halls → |
| knownFor |
being one of the largest engineering structures of the late 19th century
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record-breaking span without internal supports → |
| languageOfName |
French
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| locatedIn |
France
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Paris → |
| locatedOn |
Champ de Mars
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| materialUsed |
glass
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wrought iron → |
| neighboringStructure |
Eiffel Tower
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| notableFeature |
glass roof
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iron arches → vast single-span interior → |
| openingDate |
1889
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| ownership |
French state
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| partOf |
Exposition Universelle grounds on the Champ de Mars
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| purpose |
to house industrial and machinery exhibits
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| roofType |
barrel-vaulted glass roof
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| spanType |
three-hinged arch system
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| status |
demolished
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| structuralEngineer |
Victor Contamin
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| translationOfName |
Gallery of Machines
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Charles Louis Ferdinand Dutert
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Les Machines de l’Île → |
notableWork |
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Charles Louis Ferdinand Dutert
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designed |
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1889 Exposition Universelle
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featuredBuilding |
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Les Machines de l’Île
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hasMainAttraction |
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Les Machines de l’Île
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hasPart |
|
1889 Exposition Universelle
("Galerie des Machines iron-and-glass hall")
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notableExhibit |