Floor mosaic, Hall, Societe Generale, Paris, France

Floor mosaic by Bourdet and Gentil, detail, seen from above, in the Hall, 4 storeys high and topped with a pinnacled dome made from glass and a self-supporting steel structure, in the registered head office of Societe Generale, at 29 Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the centre is 1 of 12 heating vents in bronze openwork. The bank was founded in 1864 and these buildings were transformed 1906-12 by Jacques Hermant, and in use from 1915. Societe Generale remains one of the largest banks in the world, although its headquarters are now at La Defense. The Haussmann building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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1906-12 Banking Boulevard Bourdet Drone Generale Gentil Haussmann Heating Hermant Lobby Registered Scroll Societe Unmanned Vent Ventilation

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