Palais d'Iéna, Art Deco palace in 16th arrondissement, France
Palais d'Iéna is a 1937 Art Deco building by Auguste Perret, its curved light-beige stone facade topped by a band of diamond-shaped openwork and a French flag. Inside, a 300-seat hemicycle with tiered red seats and wooden backs sits under a double dome, reached from a hall with a monumental horseshoe-shaped suspended iron staircase.
The building was created in 1937 for a Universal Exhibition and designed by architect Auguste Perret. It then housed the Public Works Museum until 1955, when its purpose changed.
The Palais d'Iéna has housed the Conseil économique, social et environnemental since 1959 and the International Chamber of Commerce since 1960. Its name comes from the Avenue and Place d'Iéna where it stands. The salle hypostyle, refurnished by Pierre Paulin in 1987, has served as a film set, standing in for the entrance of the US Department of Justice in Mais qui a retué Pamela Rose? (2012).
The entrance is located at Place d'Iéna, making it easy to find on foot. It helps to check opening times in advance, as they can vary depending on events or special exhibitions.
The hall's furniture was commissioned from designer Pierre Paulin in 1987. The building is a frequent film set: its hypostyle hall, with a clear view of the Eiffel Tower, stood in for the entrance of the US Department of Justice in the 2012 comedy Mais qui a retué Pamela Rose?
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