The Palais de la Porte Dorée was opened in 1931 after 18 months of construction on the occasion of the Paris Colonial Exhibition.The bas-relief on the facade, designed by Alfred Janniot, illustrates life in the former overseas territories of the French colonial power, as it corresponded to the official representation of the time.
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