ACT Architecture (French architectural firm, ca. 1982-present); Gaetana Aulenti (Italian interior designer, born 1927); Victor Alexandre Frédéric Laloux (French architect, 1850-1937) ACT Architecture (Renaud Bardon, Pierre Colboc and Jean-Paul Philippon)Renaud Bardon, Pierre Colboc and Jean-Paul Philippon Laloux, Victor Alexandre Frédéric 1850 1937 French ACT Architecture 1982 2082 French Aulenti, Gaetana 1927 9999 Italian 1898-1900 (creation); 1980-1986 (alteration) 1898 1900 1980 1986 The Gare d'Orsay was opened in 1900 (to coincide with the Exposition Universelle) but with cessation of rail service in 1939 to the station because of the short platforms, lay abandoned until it was transformed into an art gallery and re-opened as the Musée d'Orsay in 1986. [Parts of the building, including the hotel had remained in use until 1973.] The change from steam to non-polluting electric power traction inside allowed the original rail station to be designed in an opulent single integrated space which influenced later large railway stations in the US. ACT Architecture members: Renaud Bardon, Pierre Colboc and Jean-Paul Philippon. Musée d'Orsay (Paris, Île-de-France, France) 62, rue de Lille Musée d'Orsay Paris Île-de-France France Europe glass; stone; cast iron; tile 32 x 40 x 138 m (length, Great Hall) 32 40 138 Musée d'Orsay [website]; http://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/ (accessed 11/6/2007) Beaux-Arts; Postmodern Beaux-Arts Postmodern architectural exteriors; architectural interiors; engineering and industry; manufacturing; Art museums; Transportation; train station; coffered ceiling; arch Art museums Transportation construction construction Musée d'Orsay buildings; exhibition buildings; museums; art museums; buildings; transportation buildings; railway buildings; railroad stations railroad station art museum Gilchrist, Scott 9/1/1993 (creation) In the foreground is the bronze sculpture, Les quatre parties du monde soutenant la sphère céleste by Carpeaux (created 1868-1872). 18 MB © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. Archivision, Inc. 1A1-AG-MO-C3 Archivision, Inc. 1A1-AG-MO-C3 clock; coffered ceiling; skylights; arch; interior; vault: barrel Diagonal general view of the interior space, from southeast corner