Nave, Palais Brongniart, Paris Bourse, Paris, France

Union of business, sciences and the arts, with Mercury god of commerce, Erato muse of fine arts and poetry, Urania muse of astronomy, and divinities with a horn of plenty and wheel, at the altar of Pluto, allegorical ceiling fresco, 1826, by Charles Meynier, 1763-1832, in the nave, used for galas, conferences and other events, in the Palais Brongniart, or Palais de la Bourse, built by Alexandre-Theodore Brongniart 1808-13 and Eloi Labarre 1813-26, on the Place de la Bourse in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, France. The nave is a 2 storey hall lined with arcades, housing 500 at conference or 1200 for drinks. The building housed the Bourse de Paris or Paris Stock Exchange from the late 19th century, and Euronext Paris from 2000, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13443563

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45136456

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Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

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Photograph by Manuel Cohen