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Orsay Museum
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Quai d'Orsay railway station, in Paris, designed by
Victor Alexandre Federic Laloux, is a beautiful
building. In 1900, it was inaugurated at the same time
as the International Exposition.
It remained in use as a railway station until 1939.
Thereafter it housed Madeleine Renaud's and Jean-Louis
Barrault's theatre for a while, and Jacques Duhamel,
Georges Pompidou's late minister of culture, had it
registered as a national monument.
The suggestion of its transformation into a museum
came from Jean Chatelain. The interior architect in
charge of this operation was Ms. Gae Aulenti.
Nineteenth century artifacts are preserved in this
museum. Also offering a library and a restaurant.
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