The early years of aviation. Opening day of the first air show at the Grand Palais, Paris in 1909.

© Ullstein Bild / Roger-Viollet

Weapons handling by wounded soldiers after treatment

Collection Rmn-Grand Palais

The nave of the Grand Palais after restoration, 2012.

Photo © 2015, Rmn-GP-Grand Palais

Restitution 3D de la cour de la Grande Mosquée des Omeyyades

Iconem & DGAM

Female nurses at the Grand Palais hospital during the First World War, 1916.

© Rmn-GP-fonds EMOC

Arrival of the seriously wounded (return from Germany)

Collection Rmn-Grand Palais

Photographie aérienne du Krak des Chevaliers

Iconem & DGAM

The Grand Palais under construction

Henri Lemoine

Front of the Palais de la Découverte

© Palais de la découverte / C. Rousselin

War 1914-1918. "Naval fusiliers. The cannon manoeuvre". The Grand Palais, Paris, 12 October 1914.

© Charles Lansiaux / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1900 Universal Exhibition. French painting section in the Salon d'Honneur of the Grand Palais.

© Léon et Lévy / Roger-Viollet

View of the 1904 Salon d'Automne exhibition.

Ambroise Vollard

Grand parade of the Republican Guard during the April 1937 horse show.

L’Illustration

Piles for the foundations of the Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées constructed for the 1900 Universal Exhibition.

© BnF, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / image BnF

The first international "Salon de l'aéronautique" (air show) at the Grand Palais, Paris, 1909.

© Collection Roger Viollet / Roger-Viollet

Sites éternels. Site archéologique de Khorsabad aujourdhui avec superposition du plan.

Iconem

Portrait of Charles de Gaulle, 1920

Aviator Jean Bécheler and his aircraft, a Caudron C68, landing in front of the Grand Palais in 1922.

Photo © BNF

Statue "The Return Home", in front of the Grand Palais.

© Gallica BNF

Made in Japan-La Grande Odalisque

Martial Raysse, born in 1936, Paris, Centre Pompidou - Musée national d'art moderne, © Adagp, Paris, 2018

Modelisation 3D du Krak des Chevaliers

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Sites éternels. Vue aérienne du site archéologique de Khorsabad aujourdhui.

Iconem

The woodwork workshop at the Grand Palais during the First World War, aimed at professional rehabilitation of soldiers.

© Rmn-GP-fonds EMOC

1900 Universal Exhibition. Avenue Nicolas II.

R.P.I (Paris)

Fire at the Grand Palais during the liberation of Paris, 23 August 1944.

© Photo by Xavier ROSSI/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

FIAC, édition 2013

Photo © 2013, Collection Rmn-Grand Palais, Cosimo Mirco Magliocca

Construction of the Grand Palais, 1897-1900

Henri Lemoine

Massage session at the Grand Palais hospital during the First World War.

Collection Rmn-Grand Palais

Canteen at the Grand Palais hospital during the First World War

Collection Rmn-Grand Palais

War 1939-1945. The Liberation of Paris. Interior of the Grand Palais nave after the August fire, the result of combat. Paris, November 1944.

© LAPI / Roger-Viollet

Mosquée des Omeyyades de Damas, prise de la terrasse Baudin

Philibert-Joseph Girault de Prangey (1804-1892)

Salon des Arts ménagers. Paris, Grand Palais, février 1949.

© LAPI / Roger-Viollet

1900 Universal Exhibition. Avenue Nicolas II.

© Léon et Lévy / Roger-Viollet

Portrait of Jean Perrin (1870-1942)

© Palais de la découverte

The Seine viewed from the Paris rooftops with one of the quadriga.

© Oswald Perrelle / Roger-Viollet

Le Krak des Chevaliers. Vue intérieure de la chapelle

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Thermotherapy room at the Grand Palais hospital during the First World War.

Collection Rmn-Grand Palais

War 1914-1918. "Visiting soldiers collecting provisions from the navy". Grand Palais, Paris, 09 October 1914.

Charles Lansiaux (1855-1939)

Entrance to the Grand Palais in 1900

Anonymous

Intérieur de la salle de prière de la Grand Mosquée des Omeyyades de Damas

Lucien Roy (1850-1941)

"Jour de Fête" at the Grand Palais, 2009.

Photo © Collection Grand Palais, Cosimo Mirco Magliocca

Physiotherapy room at the Grand Palais hospital during the First World War.

Collection Rmn-Grand Palais

Casting room at the Grand Palais hospital during the First World War.

Collection Rmn-Grand Palais

Palace of Industry, view of the fine arts exhibition of 1857.

© Agence d'architecture du Grand Palais/EMOC

1906 colonial exhibition at the Grand Palais, Paris. Postcard featuring the Sinhalese and Bayadères.

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Installation of a giant screen at the entrance to the Palais de la Découverte, for the live broadcast of the moon landings in 1969.

© Palais de la découverte/ Pineau

Monumenta 2011, Anish Kapoor, "Leviathan".

Photo © Rmn-GP/Didier Plowy, 2015

Site éternels. Restitution du temple de Bêl avant et après destruction

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Model of a Tyrannosaurus rex installed at the front of the Palais d'Antin (Grand Palais), to welcome visitors to the temporary exhibition "The hunger of the dinosaurs" presented from 10 December 2009 to 2 May 2010.

© Palais de la découverte / C. Rousselin

View of the Grand Palais colonnade under construction – 1900 Universal Exhibition, Paris

Henri Lemoine (1848–1924), photographer

Façade du Palais de la découverte.

© Palais de la découverte / C. Rousselin

Sites éternels. Le Temple de Baalshamin

Matson (G. Eric and Edith)

Visit to the crystallography room at the Palais de la Découverte, 21 July 1937.

© Palais de la découverte

Sites éternels. Vue aérienne par drone du sanctuaire de Bêl, Palmyre, Syrie

DGAM and ICONEM

Postcard featuring the wounded from the First World War opening the parade on the Champs-Élysées during the Victory parade of 14 July 1919.

© Paris - Musée de l'Armée, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Pascal Segrette

Le Krak des Chevaliers. Première enceinte ou enceinte extérieure. Construite à partir de 1250

Clercq Louis de (1837-1901)

Monument to tanks in front of the Grand Palais, an allegory for the triumph of the combat tanks during the war.

© BnF, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / image BnF

Safety nets installed for the restoration of the Grand Palais glass roof from 2001 to 2007.

Photo © Agence Perrot et Richard

First phase of Grand Palais works.

Photo © 2015, Agence Perrot et Richard

Operating theatre at the Grand Palais hospital during the First World War.

Collection Rmn-Grand Palais

Tamure demonstration at the 'Débutantes' Ball, Grand Palais, Paris.

© Noa / Roger-Viollet

Sites éternels. Le Temple de Bêl

Félix Bonfils (1831-1885)

1912 motor show in the Grand Palais nave in Paris.

© photo Bnf /agence Rol

Mathematics room, room 31, Palais de la Découverte, 1937.

© Palais de la découverte

Exhibition "The monsters that surround us" presented at the Palais from 16 October 1993 to 15 April 1994. Performance in front of a robotic scorpion.

© Palais de la découverte / C. Rousselin

View of the damage caused to the Palais de la Découverte by German incendiary devices in August 1944, more specifically in the organic chemistry room.

© Palais de la découverte / Berthelomier

Jérôme Jean Charles, winner of the French Rubik's cube championship with a time of 25 seconds, 28 October 1981

© Palais de la découverte

Le Krak des Chevaliers. Intérieur de la seconde enceinte. Extérieur de la salle des Chevaliers.

Clercq Louis de (1837-1901)

Colonial stand showing French Equatorial Africa at the Salon de la France d'Outre-mer, Grand Palais.

© Excelsior – L'Equipe / Roger-Viollet

The Moon Landings, July 1969: Round table of experts for the event, Palais de la Découverte.

© Palais de la découverte / Pineau