The Petit Palais - Musée des Beaux Art de la Ville de Paris is the Museum of Fine Arts of Paris, in the eighth arrondissement, not far from the Champs Elysées. The palace was built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition to a design by Charles Girault, together with the Grand Palais and the Alexander III Bridge. The palace consists of four architectural wings around a semicircular garden bordered by a richly decorated peristyle. The façade of the Petit Palais, topped by a dome, extends for 150 meters and is enriched by very sumptuous decorations , characterized by bas-reliefs and Doric columns. In the 2000s, the palace was the subject of restoration works that brought the structure back to its original splendor, under the guidance of the architect Philippe Chaix. The Musée des Beaux Arts inside houses a permanent collection which includes works dating from ancient times to the twentieth century: inside the collection, in fact, it is possible to see Greek and Roman works of art, works of medieval age, Flemish and Dutch canvases, Italian and French Renaissance works and works by masters such as Cézanne, Delacroix, Ingres, Courbet and many others. In addition, temporary exhibitions are regularly set up inside the Petit Palais, the subject of which ranges from painting to photography.