Palais de la Porte Doree

By on 14/08/2010 in Attractions, Paris

Front View of Palais de la Porte Doree in Paris France

Front View of Palais de la Porte Doree in Paris France by histoire-immigration

The Palais de la Porte Doree is an exhibit hall located on the edge of the Bois de Vincennes at 293, avenue Daumesnil, 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. It now houses the Cite nationale de l’histoire de l’immigration, as well as a fine tropical aquarium in its cellar.

Another Inside View of Palais de la Porte Doree in Paris France

Inside View of Palais de la Porte Doree in Paris France

The building was constructed for the Paris Colonial Exposition of 1931 to designs by French architect Albert Laprade, and provides 16,000 m² of exhibition and office space. External bas-reliefs (1200 m²) by Alfred Janniotportray ships, oceans, and wildlife including antelopes, elephants, zebras, and snakes.

The Palais de la Porte Dorée has housed a succession of ethnological museums, starting with the colonial exhibition of 1931, which was renamed in 1935 the Musée de la France d’Outre-mer, then in 1960 the Musée des Arts africains et océaniens, and finally in 1990 the Musée national des Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie. In 2003 these collections were merged into the Musee du quai Branly, and in its place the building now houses the Cité nationale de l’histoire de l’immigration.

Palais de la Porte Doree inside

Another Palais de la Porte Doree inside

The building’s cellar is home to an excellent tropical aquarium, which contains about 5,000 animals representing 350 species in a variety of tanks ranging from 100 to 37,000 liters in size. (Text Source: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia)

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