Scale model of Haussmann's renovated area of the Opéra, Musée d'Orsay (Paris, France) : Block north of the Opera, Boulevard Haussmann, bottom, diagonal road to the right, Rue de la Chaussée d'Antin

Creator:

Haussmann, Georges Eugène, Baron, 1809-1891
Peduzzi, Richard, 1943

Published/Created:

62, rue de Lille, Musée d'Orsay, Paris, Île-de-France, France
modeled as it appeared in 1914 (other)

Physical Description:

1:100 cm (scale)

Date Depicted:

6/14/2008

Notes:

Architecture was allocated permanent exhibition areas in the Musée d'Orsay. It was impossible to illustrate all the great changes wrought by Napoleon III and the prefect Haussmann which turned Paris into a modern capital. The emphasis was therefore put on the new Paris Opera house (Palais Garnier), designed by Charles Garnier and built from 1863 to 1875. Located at the end of the museum's central aisle in a space designed by Richard Peduzzi, the Opéra gallery presents all aspects of the monument, town planning, architecture and decoration, through a polychrome plaster cross-section of the building as it was at the time of its inauguration on 5 January 1875, as well as a 1/100 scale model of the surrounding district as it was in 1914. Appointed Préfet of Paris in 1853, Haussmann was given exceptional powers to carry out the plan. Demolitions were carried out, new building lines were established, traffic routes were opened, and public gardens, influenced by English examples, were created. The main areas of his activity concerned the Louvre, the Tuileries, the approaches to the Hôtel de Ville, the Rue de Rivoli, the area around the Opéra, the avenues leading up to Place de l’Etoile, the Cité and the Grands Boulevards: in all about 150 km of new roads.

Topics:

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

Period/Style:

Nineteenth century
Twentieth century

Culture:

French

Accession Number:

1A2-F-P-BHM-BB12

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
models (representations) (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:

models (representations)

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Addition Module Eight

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
6/14/2008 12:00:00 AM

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2013; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4654

OID:

10901127

PID:

digcoll:1809985