Palais de la Porte Dorée

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Palais de la Porte-Dorée

The Palais de la Porte Dorée is an exhibition building opened in 1931 at the western end of the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris .

history

The Palais de la Porte Dorée was opened in 1931 after 18 months of construction on the occasion of the Paris colonial exhibition that took place in the same year . It was the only building in the exhibition that remained after the event.

Since the building was opened, there has been an aquarium in the basement with a focus on the tropical water world. After completion of the colonial exhibition that housed the Palais de la Porte Doree the Musée des colonies , which was renamed several times: 1935 in Musée de la France d'Outre-mer , in the wake of decolonization in d'Afrique et Musée des Arts d'Océanie and down 1990 in the Musée national des Arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie . The collection of African and Oceanic art was integrated into that of the newly established Musée Branly from 2002 and has been shown there since 2006. Since 2007, the Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration has been located in the Palais, a museum dedicated to immigration to France.

architecture

The building, designed by Albert Laprade in the Art Deco style, has been enriched with elements of traditional architecture from the colonies. A representative external staircase leads in the middle to the main entrance of the building. The facade is dominated by a 1,100 m² relief by Alfred Janniot (1889–1969), who was also responsible for the interior design of the Île de France passenger ship launched in 1927 . The relief shows the economic importance of the French colonies . A figure, which at the same time represents the Roman goddess of abundance, Abundantia , as well as France itself, is enthroned above the main entrance. The riches of the colonies flow to her: from the left the African , from the right the Asian . They are presented by imposing figures who move in untamed nature. According to the race theory typical of the time, ideally designed figures and faces represent individual ethnic groups . Colonialist propaganda is sculptured here in the monumental style of the years of origin .

The building is a listed building . The renovation required for the Immigration Museum left the exterior of the building untouched. The building's roofs and facade were restored when the building was being prepared for the new museum.

Interior

The exhibition rooms are grouped around a multi-storey central hall. It is dominated by a total of 600 m² frescoes designed by Ducos de la Haille and his students from the École des beaux-arts . They represent the exchange between the “mother country” and its colonies, both trade and French “civilization”. There are two oval reception rooms on the ground floor. The Lyautey Salon was used by the Secretary General of the Colonial Exhibition, Marshal Hubert Lyautey , for receptions during the Colonial Exhibition. The walls of the salon were frescoed by André and Ivanna Lemaître . They show freely designed scenes with motifs from Hinduism , Buddhism and Confucianism . The palm wood furniture was created by Eugène Printz (1889–1948). The Salon Reynaud is named after the then Colonial Minister Paul Reynaud . This salon was decorated with frescoes by Louis Bouquet , which are dedicated to the theme of " Africa ". This salon was furnished by Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann .

source

Web links

Commons : Palais de la Porte Dorée  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Explanation board in front of the building.
  2. ↑ Explanation board in front of the room.
  3. ↑ Explanation board in front of the room.


Coordinates: 48 ° 50 ′ 7 "  N , 2 ° 24 ′ 34"  E