French National Pavilion

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The French National Pavilion was France’s official showcase building at the 1937 Paris International Exposition, designed to present the nation’s artistic, cultural, and technological achievements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf exhibition building
national pavilion
architecturalUse exhibition space
associatedWith French cultural policy of the 1930s
Government of France
surface form: French government
country France
countryRepresented France
designedFor temporary international exposition
designedTo demonstrate modernity of French industry
display French artistic innovation
promote national image of France
exhibited French art
French cultural heritage
French design
French industrial products
French technology
exhibitionType arts and technology
national culture
expositionCategory world’s fair pavilion
function official national showcase building
heritageSignificance example of 1930s exhibition architecture
historicalContext pre–World War II Europe
hostCountry France
languageOfSignage French
locatedAtEvent Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937)
surface form: 1937 Paris International Exposition

Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937)
surface form: Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne
locatedIn Paris
openingYear 1937
purpose showcase France’s artistic achievements
showcase France’s cultural achievements
showcase France’s technological achievements
represents French modernity
French national identity
roleAtExposition central representation of the host nation
status temporary structure
targetAudience domestic visitors
international visitors
temporalContext interwar period
themeAlignment arts and technology in modern life
timeLimitedUse duration of the 1937 Paris International Exposition

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