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Grand Palais
The
Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées
, commonly known as the
Grand Palais
(
English
: Great Palace), is a large
historic site
,
exhibition hall
and
museum
complex located at the
Champs-Élysées
in the
8th arrondissement
of
Paris
,
France
. Construction of the Grand Palais began in 1897 following the demolition of the
Palais de l'Industrie
(Palace of Industry) as part of the preparation works for the
Universal Exposition of 1900
, which also included the creation of the adjacent
Petit Palais
and
Pont Alexandre III
.
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