Palais de la Porte Dorée

2020-08-01
IMG_20200801_145714 Palais de la Porte Dorée, built in 1931 for the Colonial Exposition organized by France. Almost all other pavilions were temporary and destroyed. It now...
Palais de la Porte Dorée, built in 1931 for the Colonial Exposition organized by France. Almost all other pavilions were temporary and destroyed. It now…
IMG_20200801_150000 The entire facade is a low relief sculpted by Alfred Janniot, depicting the vision of the colonies by France at the time. The economic aspects of colonization...
The entire facade is a low relief sculpted by Alfred Janniot, depicting the vision of the colonies by France at the time. The economic aspects of colonization…
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IMG_20200801_153837 Left facade: Caribbean.
Left facade: Caribbean.
IMG_20200801_164246 Facade: Africa.
Facade: Africa.
IMG_20200801_150950 Facade: Africa.
Facade: Africa.
IMG_20200801_164318 Facade: Africa.
Facade: Africa.
IMG_20200801_164909 Facade: central panel. An allegory of France sits in the middle of its colonies.
Facade: central panel. An allegory of France sits in the middle of its colonies.
IMG_20200801_164415 Facade: Asia.
Facade: Asia.
IMG_20200801_163928 Facade: Asia.
Facade: Asia.
IMG_20200801_164516 Right facade: Oceania.
Right facade: Oceania.
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IMG_20200801_152156 Lobby.
Lobby.
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IMG_20200801_152250 Map of the colonial exposition.
Map of the colonial exposition.
IMG_20200801_152300 Map of the colonial exposition.
Map of the colonial exposition.

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