TEC4700585: Detail of a head of Mercure at the Musee d'Orsay, 1 rue de Bellechasse, Paris 75007. Architecture 1898-1900. Architects of rehabilitation: ACT Architecture and Gae Aulenti, 1980-1986. Former Gare d'Orsay, built by Victor Laloux and inaugurated for the Universal Exhibition in Paris on 14 July 1900. Saving from demolition, the former station became a museum for national art collections from 1850 to 1914. / Bridgeman Images
MDA4728050: Parc zoologique de Paris a Vincennes, Paris 75012. Architecture by Charles Letrosne, 1932-1934. The Parc Zoologique de Paris, known as the zoo of Vincennes, covers an area of 14.5 hectares. It is located in the 12th arrondissement in Paris between Lake Daumesnil and Bois de Vincennes. It houses about 1200 animals, including 600 birds. The Grand Rocher, sixty-five metres high, overlooks Paris. Built between 1932 and 1934 by architect Charles Letrosne, the Grand Rocher remains an exceptional realization, thanks to its architecture and construction techniques, made of weapon concrete. / Bridgeman Images