Musée d'Orsay (Paris, France) : Frontal view of open web bridge, north side

Creator:

ACT Architecture, French architectural firm, ca. 1982-present
Aulenti, Gaetana, 1927-
Laloux, Victor Alexandre Frédéric, 1850-1937

Published/Created:

62, rue de Lille, Musée d'Orsay, Paris, Île-de-France, France
1898-1900 ; 1980-1986 (alteration)

Physical Description:

32 x 40 x 138 m (length, Great Hall)

Date Depicted:

9/1/1993
1850 AD - 1899 AD

Materials:

cast iron
glass
stone
tile

Notes:

The Gare d'Orsay was opened in 1900 (to coincide with the Exposition Universelle) but with cessation of rail service in 1939 to the station because of the short platforms, lay abandoned until it was transformed into an art gallery and re-opened as the Musée d'Orsay in 1986. [Parts of the building, including the hotel had remained in use until 1973.] The change from steam to non-polluting electric power traction inside allowed the original rail station to be designed in an opulent single integrated space which influenced later large railway stations in the US. ACT Architecture members: Renaud Bardon, Pierre Colboc and Jean-Paul Philippon.

Variant Titles:

Gare d'Orsay

Topics:

Architecture -- France -- 19th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Beaux-Arts
Postmodern

Culture:

French

Accession Number:

1A1-AG-MO-D3

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
exhibition buildings: art museums (AAT)
transportation buildings: railroad stations (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

engineering and industry; manufacturing; Art museums; Transportation; train station; coffered ceiling; arch; construction buildings; exhibition buildings; museums; art museums; buildings; transportation buildings; railway buildings; railroad stations

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Base Collection

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
9/1/1993

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10086300

PID:

digcoll:1787018