It’s a colossus of glass, metal, and stone with a location that makes all the other Paris monuments envious. Located between the Seine and the Champs-Élysées, the Grand Palais was built for the 1900 Exposition Universelle world fair to showcase French art. Closed three years ago for its first complete renovation in history, it’s getting a second lease of life for the Paris Olympics and Paralympics. FRANCE 24 takes you behind the scenes.
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