Petit Palais

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English: The Petit Palais is a palace in Paris, France built for the Universal Exhibition in 1900. It now houses the Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris (Paris Museum of Fine Arts).

Français : Le Petit Palais est un palais parisien bâti pour l'Exposition universelle de 1900. Il abrite aujourd'hui le Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris.

[edit] Exterior views

[edit] Façade and general views

View of the façade from the north	View of the façade from the north	View of the façade from the north	View of the façade at night from the south
View of the façade	Entrance	View from the Eiffel tower	Paris - Petit Palais
Paris in 1916	Exposition Universal, 1900, Paris, France

[edit] Decoration

Ironwork of the gate	Lantern of the dome	Coat of arms of Paris, relief by Émile Peynot	The Four Seasons by Louis Convers
The Seine and its tributaries by Désiré-Maurice Ferrary

[edit] Interior court

Interior court

View of the garden

[edit] Collections

[edit] 19th century painting

Young ladies on the Banks of the Seine by Gustave Courbet	The Sleep by Gustave Courbet	Lamartine in front of the Town Hall of Paris rejects the red flag on 25 February 1848 by Philippoteaux	The flour carriers by Louis Carrier-Belleuse
Portrait of Adolphe Alphand by Alfred-Philippe Roll

[edit] 19th century sculpture

The Chinese by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Ugolino by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

The Birth of Eve by Paul Dubois

[edit] Decorative arts

Vase with flowers by Émile Gallé	Vase with orchid by Émile Gallé	Vase with daisies and lilies by Émile Gallé	Baluster glass from Venice
Standing covered cup, after the manner of Venice