The musée de l'Orangerie has not always featured works of art. Indeed, it was built in 1852 in order to shelter during the winter the orange trees decorating the garden of the Tuileries Palace
When you go shopping at Galeries Laffayette, you find your head under a masterpiece from the Belle Epoque. Rising 43 meters above the ground, the cupola of the Boulevard Haussmann department store illuminates the entire large central hall with its soft golden light.