MUSEE d'ORSAY

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Title	MUSEE d'ORSAY
Alternate Title	D'Orsay Museum
View	Contextual view of original train station (by Victor Laloux, 1900), from northeast across Seine
Notes	station ;cultural
Work Type	train station art museum gallery adaptive re-use
Style/Period	Beaux Arts Academic Postmodern
Attribution	Laloux, Victor-Alexandre-Frederic
Creator Name	Aulenti, Gae
Creator Nationality	Italian French
School of Creator	Modern Postmodern
Date.Creator Birth	1927
Major Design Aspects	unobstructed space adaptive re-use axial plan monumental
Elements & Spatial Types	clock Mansard roof barrel-vaulted ceiling
Climate Type	temperate
Country	France
City	Paris
State/Province	Ile-de-France
Architectural Material	stone, iron, metal, glass
Structural System	bearing masonry
Dates	1900, 1980-1987
Century	20C
Designation/Awards/Inscriptions	landmark, tourist site
Photographer	Scott Gilchrist, Archivision
Date Photographed	8/31/1989
Subject Information	Train station: Victor Laloux won the competition in 1898; the station and hotel, built within two short years, were inaugurated for the World Fair on July 14th, 1900. Laloux chose to mask the modern metallic structures with the facade of the hotel, which, built in the academic style using finely cut stone from the regions of Charente and Poitou, successfully blended in with its noble neighbors. Museum: remodeled to the museum of 19C art. The interior design of the museum was conceived by a team of scenographers and architects directed by Gae Aulenti. With Italo Rota, Piero Castiglioni (lighting consultant) and Richard Peduzzi (architectural consultant), Gae Aulenti succeeded in creating a unified presentation within a large diversity of volumes, in particular by using a homogeneous stone covering for the floors and walls. This installation brings the large space of the former station down to size. Source www.musee-orsay.fr
Credit Line	Archivision Inc. (all images copyright Scott Gilchrist / Archivision.com)
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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