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Built for the 1900 World Fair
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Parisians have integrated the Grand Palais into their environment since it was built for the 1900 World Fair. The building is located on the site of the Palais de l’Industrie, itself built for the first French World Fair in 1855 and destroyed in 1896 to make way for it. The Grand Palais is a technological feat of glass and steel never seen before. However, it almost disappeared in 1960, when Le Corbusier wanted to build a museum of 20th century art on its site. But the architect died before the project was launched. The Grand Palais was listed as a historical monument in 1975.
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