When was the gare dorsay built

Progettata dall'architetto Victor Laloux nelle strutture edilizio, la stazione venne inaugurata il 28 maggio , in occasione dell'esposizione universale.

A partire dal venne limitata al traffico suburbano, e alla fine degli anni cinquanta venne fatta cadere in disuso. Iscritta nell'inventario dei monumenti storici nel , dopo alcuni anni venne destinata a impieghi diversi, soprattutto come scenario del teatro mobile della compagnia Renaud-Barrault, e poi come sala per esposizioni e vendite della casa d'aste Drouot. Nel l'ex stazione venne trasformata nel Museo d'Orsay, su progetto dell'architetto italiana Gae Aulenti.

Rue de Lille Paris, France en. Orsay Station building in Paris, The museum has one of the most stunning collections of art, ranging from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. The museum started forming its collection in from works of art from three different museums — the Louvre, Musee du Jeu de Paume, and the former National Museum of Modern Art.

The collection showcases a range of disciplines including painting, sculpture, decorative arts. There are two restaurants in the museum so you could actually spend hours there without leaving.

You can take a guided tour of the museum to discover major artworks, impressionism and major artistic movements available in English. The museum also holds Tuesday lunch time concerts from October to June. And there are evening concerts too details on website.

Skip to content Facebook. During the Second World War, the Orsay station became a dispatch centre for the sending of parcels to prisoners. Later, during the Liberation, it then became a reception centre for prisoners. A prominent centre for Western art, the museum is home to an impressive collection of paintings, photographs, sculptures, and decorative arts dating between the midth century to the early 20th century.

Degas' The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer and the great works of Auguste Rodin, the father of modern sculpture, are also among the many sculptures available for visitors to view.

During these exhibitions, the visitor can delve into the mind of the painter, sculptor, photographer or graphic designer in question. They also highlight current artistic trends or other periods dealing with the history of art. Victor Laloux wanted to mask some of the modern and innovative metal structures that made the internal space far higher and more airy with its glass roofs, and so he chose finely cut stone from the Poitou Charentes region of France to build the elegant facade that would blend in with the surrounding buildings.

There were reception services on the ground floor, plus an open porch and a lobby that continued into the great hall, which was very impressive at 32m high, 40m wide and m long.