Musée d’Orsay

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The huge clock and arched glass roof at Musée d’Orsay belong to a former railway station. Victor Laloux designed the Gare d’Orsay for the 1900 Exposition Universelle, bringing passengers from southwestern France into central Paris.

Quick facts

• Gare d’Orsay was built for the 1900 Exposition Universelle.
• Victor Laloux was selected as architect in 1898.
• Musée d’Orsay opened in the former station in 1986.

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