Even the Sun King's home can seem small next to him.
“You have to imagine that we could fit the entire Palace of Versailles into the Grand Palais (Paris 8th), still marvels Didier Fusillier, who has presided over this monument since last year.
And its 8,500-ton steel structure is heavier than that of the Eiffel Tower.
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Enough to immediately set the scene.
“We don’t realize how big it is,” insists our guide of the day.
To have this at the foot of the Champs-Élysées is incredible!
» Helmet on his head and orange vest on his back, Didier Fusillier is preparing to take us aboard this vessel that emerged in barely three years, for the 1900 Universal Exhibition.
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