China News Agency, Paris, March 12 (Reporter Li Yang) The Grand Palais in Paris started a large-scale renovation project on the 12th local time.
The project is expected to cost 466 million euros.
The reporter saw at the Grand Palais in Paris on the 12th that the renovation project started quietly, construction vehicles entered the work site, fences were installed in some peripheral areas, protective covers were installed on many statues, and large publicity signs were on the renovation project. Introduction.
The Grand Palais in Paris has no longer held large-scale exhibitions since the second national "closure" of France at the end of October last year, and will be closed to the outside world on the 12th.
Due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the Grand Palais in Paris did not hold a project kick-off ceremony on site. Instead, the choreographer Sharmatz recorded a performance in the Grand Palais, which was broadcast on French television and social media on the 12th.
The Grand Palais in Paris is located in the center of Paris. It was built at the end of the 19th century and was originally used as an exhibition venue to welcome the World Exposition held in Paris in 1900.
For more than a hundred years since then, the Grand Palais in Paris has been an important venue for various large-scale exhibitions.
The Grand Palais in Paris covers an area of about 72,000 square meters and has been classified as a historical monument, and is considered to add a unique and magnificent landscape to Paris.
As the Grand Palais in Paris has long faced architectural structural problems and damage caused by the exhibition, the French Ministry of Culture has decided to fully renovate the Grand Palais in Paris at an estimated cost of 466 million euros.
According to the current renovation project plan, the internal circuits, air-conditioning systems, and fire safety systems of the Grand Palais in Paris will be fully renovated, and the usable area will be increased at the same time; the external garden will also be renovated and various statues will be restored; the external building structure will remain It will remain as it is, and seek to comprehensively improve audience reception capabilities.
The Grand Palais in Paris is scheduled to be partially reopened in the spring of 2024 to welcome the 2024 Paris Olympics and prepare for a large number of spectators to visit.
The renovation project will be completed in the spring of 2025.
During the renovation of the Grand Palais in Paris, a temporary building will be used as an alternative to host exhibitions and other activities. The building is located in the Champ de Mars and covers an area of 10,000 square meters. It will be opened to the public in the near future.
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