Musee d'Orsay by Gae Aulenti at GreatBuildings

Architect

Gae Aulenti

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Location

Paris, France map

Date

1980 to 1987 timeline

Building Type

historical art museum, adaptive reuse

Construction System

bearing masonry, etc.

Climate

temperate

Context

urban riverside

Style

Modern

Notes

by competition, with ACT. Railway station remodeled to museum of 19th century art.

Images

Photo, Interior overview

Photo, Interior

Photo, Interior showing model of Paris under glass floor

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Photo, Interior showing collage of architectural style pieces	Photo, Interior showing an architectural style piece	Photo, Exterior showing sculpture at entry plaza
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Aerial view of Musee d'Orsay

Drawings

Plan Drawing	Plan Drawing	Drawing
Section Drawing	Section Drawing

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3D Model

	3D Massing Model (DesignWorkshop 3dmf) Model Viewing Instructions

Discussion

Musee d'Orsay Commentary

Details

1 rue de Bellechasse
telephone 45.49.48.14.

Resources

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Sources on Musee d'Orsay

Dennis Sharp. Twentieth Century Architecture: a Visual History. New York: Facts on File, 1990. ISBN 0-8160-2438-3. NA680.S517. interior photo, p391. — Available at Amazon.com

Duane Siegrist, University of Oregon. Slide from photographer's collection, June 1993. PCD.3236.1011.0837.014.

Alene Stickles, University of Oregon. Slide from photographer's collection, June 1993. PCD.2365.1012.0634.050. View from Siene River.

Kevin and Donna Matthews. Slide from photographers' collection.

Kevin Matthews. The Great Buildings Collection on CD-ROM. Artifice, 2001. ISBN 0-9667098-4-5.— Available at Amazon.com

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Links on Musee d'Orsay

Musee d'Orsay — The official web site, in French, Spanish, and English

Musee d'Orsay at Archiplanet — Find, add, and edit info at the all-buildings collaboration

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