Oak leaf metalwork, Hall, Societe Generale, Paris, France

Metalwork details of oak branches 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. Interior bronzes were produced by the House of Christofle and ironworks cast at Roescher. 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

Picture No

13441690

Media ID

45148377

Size

7087px x 4923px (9.7MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen