The 1855 building was mainly designed by the architect Jean-Marie-Victor Viel and the engineer Alexis Barrault, and finally destroyed in 1897 to make way for the Grand Palais of the World Fair in 1900.
The 1855 building was mainly designed by the architect Jean-Marie-Victor Viel and the engineer Alexis Barrault. The 1855 building was mainly destroyed in 1897. This was to make way for the Grand Palais of the World Fair in 1900.