Plaque commemorating the inauguration of the Musée d'Orsay in 1986 |
Musée d'Orsay houses the French collection of 19th C. art in the former railway station Gare d'Orsay |
The collection of the Musée d'Orsay starts with the estblishment of the Second Republic in 1848 and ends with WWI in 1915 |
The Gare d'Orsay operated 1900-1961 |
The Musée d'Orsay interior, a converted railway station |
The Musée d'Orsay interior |
Musée d'Orsay main gallery |
Gare d'Orsay Station Clock |
Bronze sculptures with the Gare d'Orsay Station Clock |
Station clock of the forme Gare d'Orsay, ca 1900 |
Looking at one of the exterior clocks from behind |
Coat-of-arms with three fleur-de-lis and three towers from Gare d'Orsay |
Prepatory study of a mosaic of Europa by Charles Lametre, 1880 |
Salle des Fêtes of the former Hôtel du Palais d'Orsay |
Salle des Fêtes, the most impressive room in the Musée d'Orsay |
Painted ceiling of the Salle des Fêtes, Hôtel du Palais d'Orsay |
Salle des Fêtes, Hôtel du Palais d'Orsay |
Medalion with the monogram PO "Palais d'Orsay" |
Cutout model of the Paris Opera House, Musée d'Orsay |
Cross section of the Opéra Garnier, Musée d'Orsay |
Architectural model of the Opéra Garnier, Paris |
Terrace overlooking the Seine, Musée d'Orsay |
View of the Louvre and the Seine from Musée d'Orsay |
Salle des Fêtes, Hôtel du Palais d'Orsay |