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25-477: The Palais Galliera , also formally known as the Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris (City of Paris Fashion Museum), and formerly known as Musée Galliera , is a museum of fashion and fashion history located at 10, avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie , in the 16th arrondissement of Paris , France . When exhibitions are on it is open daily except Mondays and public holidays; an admission fee is charged and varies depending on

50-614: A deed of gift to give the land parcel to the French state. However, after the gift was registered and accepted by presidential decree on 30 August 1879, it was discovered that the notary had made a serious error. Rather than donating the parcel to France, the deed was written as a gift to the City of Paris. Unable to change the deed at this point, the gift remained as written. Construction of the museum began in 1879, on an opulent design by architect Léon Ginain , who also supervised its construction. In 1884,

75-509: A fountain was built in front of the museum. Since 1977, the City of Paris has operated the Palais Galliera as the Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris, a permanent museum devoted to fashion. It displays exhibits of French fashion design and costume from the eighteenth century to the present day. The museum is closed in between exhibitions. In December 2017, the fashion historian Miren Arzalluz

100-675: A palace that the Duchess Galliera owned in Genoa. The building is faced in cut stone in the Italian Renaissance style supported by an underframe of steel, constructed by the Eiffel Company. The mosaic floors and domes are the work of Giandomenico Facchina (1826–1904). The statues on the façade that fronts Avenue du President Wilson represent "Painting" by Henri Chapu, "Architecture" by Jules Thomas, and "Sculpture" by Peter Cavelier. In 1916,

125-542: Is 16.305 km ( 6.295 sq mi or 4,029 acres), slightly more than half of which consists of the Bois de Boulogne park. Excluding the Bois de Boulogne, its land area is 7.846 km ( 3.029 sq mi or 1,939 acres). It is the largest arrondissement in Paris in terms of land area. The population of the 16th arrondissement peaked in 1962, when it had 227,418 inhabitants. At

150-433: Is extremely rare in Paris. It is also the only arrondissement in Paris to be divided into two separate postal codes . The southern part of the arrondissement carries a postal code of 75016, while the northern part has the code of 75116. Politics The 16th arrondissement is one of the strongest areas in the country for the French political right . At the 2017 French presidential election , it gave over 58% of its votes in

175-716: The French Foreign Legion , and was decorated with the French Legion of Honour . 16th arrondissement of Paris Notable sights of the 16th arrondissement include the Arc de Triomphe (at the junction with the 8th and 17th arrondissements) and the Place du Trocadéro , where the Palais de Chaillot stands, itself concentrating three museums and one theatre. Other museums and cultural venues are located in this arrondissement, including

200-683: The French Open tennis championships are held; and Stade Jean-Bouin , home to the Stade Français rugby union club. The Bois de Boulogne , the second-largest public park in Paris (behind only the Bois de Vincennes ), is also located in this arrondissement. The 16th arrondissement was created by the Law of 16 June 1859 which incorporated the villages (now neighborhoods) of Auteuil , Passy and Chaillot into Paris; these villages had become communes after

225-597: The French Revolution and had been in the Seine department ever since. When the law of 1859 was drafted, it was planned that these villages would form a new arrondissement that would be numbered the 13th arrondissement, but "The rich and powerful moving in did not like the number. They pulled strings and became the 16th, the unlucky association and postmark being transferred to the blameless but less influential folks around Porte d'Italie ." The land area of this arrondissement

250-624: The House of Orléans , was outraged by the law, no less because she had already donated the Hôtel Matignon to France. Unable to revoke her gift of the new museum, she abandoned the rest of her planned legacy to Paris. Thus, her collection of paintings and fine art were given to Genoa , Italy, where they are now displayed at the Palazzo Rosso and Palazzo Bianco . The Duchess died in December 1888, before

275-524: The Louis Vuitton Foundation opened in 2014. With its ornate 19th-century buildings, large avenues, prestigious schools, museums, and various parks, the 16th arrondissement has long been known as one of French high society's favourite places of residence (comparable to London's Kensington and Chelsea or Berlin's Charlottenburg ) to such an extent that the phrase le 16 has been associated with great wealth in French popular culture. Indeed,

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300-493: The 16th arrondissement is the place diana, the pont de l'alma tunnel is known for being the location of the fatal car accident that killed Diana, princess of Wales. The Paris Dauphine University is in the arrondissement, as well as Paris Institute of Technology , part of Paris Descartes University , one of Paris biggest public universities. The renowned " classes préparatoires " establishment Intégrale : Institut d'enseignement supérieur privé have one of their campuses in

325-472: The 16th arrondissement of Paris is France's third-richest district for average household income, behind only its 7th arrondissement and the suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine , both of which are adjacent. The 16th arrondissement hosts several large sporting venues, including: the Parc des Princes , which is the stadium where Paris Saint-Germain football club plays its home matches; Roland Garros Stadium , where

350-532: The 1965 James Bond film Thunderball , character Emilio Largo is seen arriving at the headquarters of The International Brotherhood for the Assistance of Stateless Persons . This scene was shot on Avenue d'Eylau in the 16th arrondissement. The 1972 film Last Tango in Paris was filmed at various locations in the 16th arrondissement, with the apartment the characters stayed in being located in Passy . A scene of

375-580: The 2018 action film Mission: Impossible – Fallout was filmed under the elevated Métro station Passy in the arrondissement. Other scenes of the film included ones shot at the Grand Palais (8th arrondissement) and under the Cité de la mode et du design on the Seine (13th arrondissement). Here is a list of domestic French sixth-form colleges/high schools in the arrondissement International schools: situated near to

400-612: The Duchess gave 6.5 million francs to the City of Paris for work already done as well as funds necessary to complete it. On 22 June 1886, Jules Grévy and Georges Clemenceau convened the Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic and adopted a law expelling any person who was a direct heir of a royalist dynasty that had reigned in France. The Duchess Galliera, who had descended from

425-624: The Place d'Iena to 27 avenue George V. The Avenue Pierre Ier de Serbie was previously part of the Rue Pierre Charron , and before that a segment of the Rue de Morny (today part of Pierre Charron). The avenue was officially created on 14 July 1918. It was named in honour of Peter I of Serbia (1846-1921), last king of Serbia and first king of Yugoslavia , who volunteered to serve in the French Army ,

450-404: The exhibition programmed. The museum opened its doors again 28 September 2013 after being closed for major renovation. Until 2021, there is no permanent presentation of the collections for conservation reasons. Palais Galliera is one of the 14 City of Paris museums that have been incorporated since 1 January 2013, in the public institution Paris Musées . The Duke of Galliera was a partner in

475-407: The first round to right-wing candidate François Fillon , compared to his national result of 20%. It then went on to vote for Emmanuel Macron by a landslide in the runoff . An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth. An immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France, but is still considered an immigrant in French statistics. On

500-529: The last census (2009), the population was 169,372. The 16th arrondissement contains a great deal of business activity; in 1999 it hosted 106,971 jobs. The 16th arrondissement is commonly thought to be one of the richest parts of Paris (as the saying Auteuil-Neuilly-Passy popularised); it features some of the most expensive real estate in France including the famous Auteuil "villas"; heirs to 19th century high-society country houses, they are exclusive gated communities with huge houses surrounded by gardens, which

525-633: The museum was completed, but in May 1889, her heirs gave the City of Paris 1.3 million francs to finish its construction. Léon Ginain completed the museum in February 1894, which was officially received by the city a few months later, in July. In the absence of the Galliera art collection, for which it was designed, the City of Paris used the museum for temporary displays. The first exhibition, devoted to portraits of women and lace,

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550-408: The other hand, persons born in France with foreign citizenship (the children of immigrants) are not listed as immigrants. Notable companies that have their head offices in the arrondissement include Lacoste , PSA Peugeot Citroën and Lagardère . At one time Aérospatiale , Technip , Veolia and Lafarge also had their head offices in the arrondissement. In one of the opening scenes of

575-459: The urban planning firm Thome & Cie, and owned a large parcel of land in one of the finest neighborhoods in Paris. Upon his death in 1876, his wife, Maria Brignole Sale De Ferrari , the Duchesse de Galliera , became heir to his immense fortune. The duchess decided that she wanted to use the land to build a museum, at her expense, to hold their works of arts. According to her wishes, a notary prepared

600-520: Was inaugurated by President Félix Faure on 1 March 1895. It became a museum of industrial arts in 1902, and later, it served as space for temporary shows of modern art. The city also rented it to auctioneers for prestigious sales. The Palais Galliera faces Brignole Galliera Square, immediately north of the Palais de Tokyo and one block east of the Musée Guimet . The architect Léon Ginain based his design on

625-399: Was named as the director of the Palais Galliera. The museum's holdings contain about 70,000 items, and are organized as follows: 48°51′56″N 2°17′48″E  /  48.86556°N 2.29667°E  / 48.86556; 2.29667 Avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie The Avenue Pierre Ier de Serbie is an avenue which runs through the 16th arrondissement of Paris , France, from

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