ATTENTION: While the Grand Palais is closed for renovations, a temporary structure has been inaugurated to house the main events and cultural activities that used to take place in the building. The structure has been installed on the Champ de Mars, right next to the Eiffel Tower.
The Grand Palace is an impressive historical building in Paris where events and exhibitions are held. It is located next to the Avenue des Champs-Élysées.
Known in French as Grand Palais, Grand Palais des Champs-Elysées or as the Grand Palais des Beaux-Arts .
Its construction began in 1897 and it was the axis of the Universal Exhibition of 1900. Its style, Beaux-Arts, is characteristic of the School of Fine Arts in Paris.
What to see at the Grand Palace in Paris
The building is divided into three rooms:
La Nef: Here in the building’s nave, large national and international events related to fashion, sports and parties are held.
Galeries Nationales: In this area, exhibitions of works by prominent artists in the history of art are held.
Palais de la Découverte: Museum dedicated to science designed for children, with permanent and temporary exhibitions. Recommended for families visiting Paris with children.
In its basements, the Grand Palace houses a police station that acts as security to protect the works that are exhibited in the building’s galleries and the paintings in the Salon of the National Society of Fine Arts
Its construction began in 1897 and it was the axis of the Universal Exhibition of 1900. Its style, Beaux-Arts, is characteristic of the School of Fine Arts in Paris.
What to see at the Grand Palace in Paris
The building is divided into three rooms:
La Nef: Here in the building’s nave, large national and international events related to fashion, sports and parties are held.
Galeries Nationales: In this area, exhibitions of works by prominent artists in the history of art are held.
Palais de la Découverte: Museum dedicated to science designed for children, with permanent and temporary exhibitions. Recommended for families visiting Paris with children.
In its basements, the Grand Palace houses a police station that acts as security to protect the works that are exhibited in the building’s galleries and the paintings in the Salon of the National Society of Fine Arts.
Fashion and exhibitions
For more than 100 years this palace has been the scene of a wide variety of important events and today in its rooms you can admire everything from vintage cars to fashion designs by the most famous and extravagant French designers.
Prices
The entrance fee varies according to the intended exposure.
Free the first Sundays of the month.
Schedules
They vary according to the exhibitions or events that take place
Address
3 Avenue du General Eisenhower
How to get
Metro lines 1, 9 and 13, Franklin D. Roosevelt stations, Champs-Elysées-Clémenceau / RER: line C, Invalides station / Buses: 28, 42, 52, 72, 73, 80, 83, 93.
