The Galliera Palace

The Galliera Palace is a palace in the Renaissance style. It faces Brignole Galliera Square, immediately north of the Palais de Tokyo and one block east of the Musée Guimet. This stone monument has a metallic structure designed by Gustave Eiffel's agency. The duchess Galliera entrusted the management of the project to the architect Léon Ginain. He made the plans like those of the duchess's palace in Genoa. The mosaic floors and domes were made by Giandomerico Facchina.

The statues on the façade (Avenue du President Wilson) represent "Painting" by Henri Chapu, "Architecture" by Jules Thomas, and "Sculpture" by Peter Cavelier. In 1916, a fountain was built in front of the museum.

The palace Galliera was finished in 1894 and bequeathed to Paris in 1895. It became an industrial museum. This museum stayed there until 1936. In 1954, it became a place for temporary exhibition or prestigious auctions and in 1977, the building welcomed the Musée du Costume de la Ville de Paris.