Galeries Lafayette Haussmann cupola

Paris

To celebrate its 110th anniversary, the project to reimagine the Galeries Lafayette cupola has revived this Art Nouveau landmark. Completed in spring 2021, the restoration preserved the original stained-glass windows while integrating modern technologies, enhancing both its brilliance and functionality.

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Architect :

Ferdinand Chanut

Surface :

1.300 sqm

Construction date :

1912

Renovation date :

2021

 
 
 
 
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“The Cupola is a symbol of innovation, expertise, cultural and heritage wealth, between creation and commerce.”

Guillaume Houzé,
Director of Image and Communication for the Galeries Lafayette group
Architecture
Fredinand Chanut
He studied architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts, graduating on November 22, 1901. He studied under architects Ernest Lheureux and Gaston Redon, among others. He first worked for Georges Chedanne’s firm, and around 1909, Chanut officially became the architect of Galeries Lafayettes…
Jacques Grüber
He studied in Nancy, then, from 1889 onwards, trained in Paris at the École des Arts Décoratifs and the École des Beaux-Arts, where he frequented the studio of painter Gustave Moreau. As a stained-glass master, he created the stained-glass windows.
Louis Majorelle
born in Toul on , was a French cabinetmaker and decorator of the Art Nouveau movement of the Nancy School, and was responsible for the ironwork on the cupola.
Key figures
1 300 sqm of painted decorations by Louis Majorelle
200 nights of restoration
37 million visitors a year

Achievements

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