The Palais de la Porte Dorée ( French pronunciation: [palɛ də la pɔʁt dɔʁe] , literally Palace of the Golden Gate ) 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 Musée de l'Histoire de l'Immigration , as well as a tropical aquarium in its cellar.
5-520: Porte Doree may refer to: Palais de la Porte Dorée , an exhibit hall located on the edge of the Bois de Vincennes at 293, avenue Daumesnil, XIIe arrondissement, Paris Porte Dorée (Paris Métro) , a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
10-525: Is considered a landmark of Art Deco architecture. 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
15-713: The Musée du quai Branly , and in its place the building now houses the Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration . In January 2012, the Public Establishment of the Palais de la Porte Dorée (EPPPD) was officially created by decree. It brings together a historical monument, the Palais de la Porte Dorée, a museum, the National Museum of the History of Immigration and a tropical aquarium. The building's cellar
20-482: The title Porte Dorée . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Porte_Dorée&oldid=573767452 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Palais de la Porte Dor%C3%A9e The building
25-591: Was constructed for the Paris Colonial Exposition of 1931 to designs by French architect Albert Laprade , Léon Jaussely and Léon Bazin . It provides 16,000 m of exhibition and office space. External bas-reliefs (1200 m ) by sculptor Alfred Janniot portray ships, oceans, and wildlife including antelopes , elephants , zebras , and snakes . The building's bas-reliefs and interior frescoes present an idealized version of colonialism that ignores colonialism's negative impacts. The building
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