Petit Palais

The Petit Palais is a palatial building in Paris, located on the south side of the Champs-Élysées on the side street Avenue Winston Churchill to the Seine. Today, the building houses the Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, in addition to temporary exhibitions of fine arts. The most striking feature of the magnificent building is the large golden door that highlights an arched entrance on the west wing. The building is diamond-shaped with a garden in the middle between the wings. Above the entrance is a beautiful dome that is reflected in the ponds in the garden. The Petit Palais and the Grand Palais are located directly opposite each other and Avenue Winston Churchill leads one across the Seine and to the Hôtel des Invalides.

The Petit Palais and the Grand Palais were built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900. The buildings are located in the city's 8th arrondissement. The Petit Palais was designed by Charles Girault. 

The Petit Palais also served as a model for other public buildings, such as the Royal Museum for Central Africa near Brussels and the Museo de Bellas Artes (Museum of Fine Arts, which encompasses arts such as architecture, sculpture, painting, photography, and film) in Santiago, Chile.

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