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| Essential Architecture- Paris The Machine Hall | |
architect | Contamin and Dutert |
location | Paris, France |
date | 1889 |
style | Early Modern |
construction | 427 m (1400 ft) long, 45 m (150 ft) high, with spans of 114 m (375 ft). Completely glazed. |
type | Exhibition hall |
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| illustration by Trevor Hill | |
| Built for the 1889 International Exhibition, Paris, the centenary celebration of the French Revolution (as was the Eiffel Tower) and demolished in 1910. The machine hall at a Paris exhibition in 1889 was designed by Ferdinand Dutert. The arches of steel girders and glass panels enclosed a vast amount of space used for a machinery exhibit. | |
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