Places to see in ( Paris - France ) La Defense
Places to see in ( Paris - France ) La Defense
La Défense is a major business district just west of the city limits of Paris. It is part of the Paris Metropolitan Area in the Île-de-France region, located in the department Hauts-de-Seine spread across the commune of Courbevoie, as well as parts of Puteaux and Nanterre.
La Défense is Europe's largest purpose-built business district with 560 hectares (1,400 acres) of area, 72 glass and steel buildings (of which 19 are completed skyscrapers), 180,000 daily workers, and 3,500,000 square metres (38,000,000 sq ft) of office space. Around its Grande Arche and esplanade (le Parvis), La Défense contains many of the Paris urban area's tallest high-rises.
The district is located at the westernmost extremity of the 10-kilometre-long (6.2 mi) Historical Axis of Paris, which starts at the Louvre in Central Paris and continues along the Champs-Élysées, well beyond the Arc de Triomphe along the Avenue de la Grande Armée before culminating at La Défense. The district is centred in an orbital motorway straddling the Hauts-de-Seine département municipalities of Courbevoie, Nanterre, and Puteaux. La Défense is primarily a business district and hosts a population of 25,000 permanent residents and 45,000 students. La Défense is also visited by 8,000,000 tourists each year and houses an open-air museum.
La Défense is named after the statue La Défense de Paris by Louis-Ernest Barrias, which was erected in 1883 to commemorate the soldiers who had defended Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
In September 1958, The Public Establishment for Installation of La Défense (fr) (EPAD) buildings (of which the Esso Tower was the very first) were built and began to slowly replace the city's factories, shanties, and even a few farms.
It launched high-profile international competitions and/or construction greenlight of several key 300-to-320-metre (980 to 1,050 ft) tall sustainable development-style skyscrapers such as Tour Signal, Tour Phare, Hermitage Plaza, and Tour Generali. During said December 2005 Press Conference, EPAD released to the public an elaborate 3D animation film titled La Défense 2015.
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Places to see in ( Paris - France ) Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Places to see in ( Paris - France ) Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
The Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Paris, France, is the chapel where the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Saint Catherine Labouré in 1830 and requested the creation of the medal which came to be known as the Miraculous Medal. It is also the mother house of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul.
The Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal is more commonly referred to by its address, 140 rue du Bac, or simply the street on which it is situated, rue du Bac. In 1813 the construction of a chapel began in the Hôtel de Châtillon. On August 6, 1815 the solemn benediction of the chapel was dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It was attributed by imperial decree to the Daughters of Charity.
The Chapel at rue du Bac is the site of a number of apparitions said to have been experienced by Catherine Laboure. It was here on three successive days, while at prayer, Saint Vincent de Paul showed her his heart, each time in a different color. The heart appeared white, the colour of peace; then red, the colour of fire; and then black, an indication of the misfortunes that would come upon France and Paris in particular.
Shortly after, Catherine saw Christ present in the Sacred Host, and on June 6, the 1830, feast of the Holy Trinity, Christ appeared as a crucified King, stripped of all his adornments. In 1830 Saint Catherine Labouré, then 24, received three visits from the Blessed Virgin Mary. On the first visit, the night of 18 July, she received a request that a Confraternity of the Children of Mary be established.
Only the tabernacle, which dates back to the seventeenth or eighteenth century, is unchanged since 1815; it comes from the building allocated in 1800 to the Daughters of Charity. It was then to be found in the chapel of the Sisters of Mercy installed there before the French Revolution. Saint Catherine Labouré said that it is in front of the tabernacle that the Blessed Virgin Mary prostrated in the night of July 18 to July 19, 1830 and above it that she was during the third apparition in December 1830. In 1850 an ivory crucifix was placed on top of it.
The chapel, as a site of Marian apparition, is a Marian shrine and hence a site of heavy Roman Catholic pilgrimage. The body of Saint Louise de Marillac and the heart of St Vincent de Paul, founders of the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, are kept there. The incorrupt body of St Catherine Labouré, a member of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul and a Marian visionary, also lies in a glass coffin at the side altar of the Chapel.
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Places to see in ( Paris - France ) Parc de la Villette
Places to see in ( Paris - France ) Parc de la Villette
The Parc de la Villette is the third-largest park in Paris, 55.5 hectares in area, located at the northeastern edge of the city in the 19th arrondissement. The park houses one of the largest concentration of cultural venues in Paris, including the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie (City of Science and Industry, Europe's largest science museum), three major concert venues, and the prestigious Conservatoire de Paris. Parc de la Villette is served by Paris Métro stations Corentin Cariou on Line 7 and Porte de Pantin on Line 5.
The park was designed by Bernard Tschumi, a French architect of Swiss origin, who built it from 1984 to 1987 in partnership with Colin Fournier, on the site of the huge Parisian abattoirs (slaughterhouses) and the national wholesale meat market, as part of an urban redevelopment project. The slaughterhouses, built in 1867 on the instructions of Napoléon III, had been cleared away and relocated in 1974. Tschumi won a major design competition in 1982–83 for the park, and he sought the opinions of the deconstructionist philosopher Jacques Derrida in the preparation of his design proposal.
Since the creation of the park, museums, concert halls, and theatres have been designed by several noted contemporary architects, including Christian de Portzamparc, Adrien Fainsilber, Philippe Chaix, Jean-Paul Morel, Gérard Chamayou,on to Mr. Tschumi. The park houses museums, concert halls, live performance stages, and theatres, as well as playgrounds for children, and thirty-five architectural follies. These include:
Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie (City of Science and Industry), the largest science museum in Europe; also home of Vill'Up, a shopping centre opened in November 2016 with the world largest indoor pulsed air free fall flight simulator of 14 m high and several cinemas (IMAX, 4DX and dynamic);
La Géode, an IMAX theatre inside of a 36 metres (118 ft) diameter geodesic dome;
Cité de la musique (City of Music), a museum of historical musical instruments with a concert hall, also home of the Conservatoire de Paris;
Philharmonie de Paris, a new symphony hall with 2,400 seats for orchestral works, jazz, and world music designed by Jean Nouvel, opened since January 2015.
Grande halle de la Villette, a historical cast iron & glass abattoir that now holds fairs, festive cultural events, and other programming;
Le Zénith, a concert arena with 6,300 seats for rock and pop music;
L'Argonaute, a 50 m long decommissioned military submarine;
Cabaret Sauvage, a flexible small concert stage with 600 to 1,200 seats, designed by Méziane Azaïche in 1997;
Le Trabendo, a contemporary venue for pop, rock, folk music, and jazz with 700 seats;
Théâtre Paris-Villette, a small actors' theatre and acting workshop with 211 seats;
Le Hall de la Chanson (at Pavillon du Charolais), theatre dedicated to French song with 140 seats
WIP Villette, Work In Progress–Maison de la Villette, a space dedicated to Hip-Hop culture, social theatre, art work initiatives, and cultural democracy;
Espace Chapiteaux, a 4200 m² permanent space under a tent for contemporary circus, resident and touring companies perform;
Pavillon Paul-Delouvrier, a chic contemporary event space for conferences, workshops, and social events designed by Oscar Tusquets;
Centre équestre de la Villette, equestrian center with numerous year-round events.
Cinéma en plein air, an outdoor movie theatre, site of an annual film festival;
Le TARMAC (former Théâtre de l'Est Parisien), venue for world performance art and dance companies touring from La Francophonie, has mooved to 159 avenue Gambetta in the 20th arrondissement.
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France: scenic route into Cirque d'Archiane (Vercors)
A scenic backroad into the Cirque d'Archiane canyon east of Die in the Vercors Mountains.
Restauration de l'école des Beaux-Arts de Paris
François Chatillon, Architecte en chef des Monuments Historiques et Jean-Marc Bustamante, directeur de l’école des Beaux-Arts, présentent la restauration de l'école des Beaux-Arts de Paris.
Walk around Republique Metro Station in Paris
The Virtual Tourist walks around Republique Metro Station in Paris
Paris eletric bicycle tour, Paris charms and secrets
....the video is when tour guide explaining about electric bike... :3)*
It was my third time in Paris, the electric bicycle tour was great. I had a really good time. Riding electric bike was interestng and explanations of tour guide was really good. He provided comprehensive introductions as well as explanations on each species and other things of note that one might chance upon along the trail. and he is very caring man. I enjoyed my day in Paris, despite the bad weather :D
The Paris Metro -- A Mini-User's Guide
. . . at least for taking the 13 métro North toward either Asnières-Gennevilliers, or Saint-Denis, from Paris.
The 13 is the most-used métro train in Paris, so is usually very crowded. Everyone complains, but as the Southern end serves only Chatillon and the Northern End serves only we racailles (riffraff) in Seine-Saint-Denis (le 93), (a reference to its postal code) nothing is done about it. I commuted for years into Paris on this train, and you can be sure, any delays or strikes will take place when you're tired and trying to get back home at day's end. They actually do that on purpose. Employers get their workers in the morning, then the workers get the shaft after a long day's labor.
These Northbound trains used to have either a blue or yellow lit sign on the sides, but those don't exist anymore, I discovered today. They were impossible to read as the trains zipped by, anyway. Now there is only a little sign at the head of the train. Better have sharp eyes, or be prepared to decipher the confusing electric signage.
The 13 line splits at La Fourche (the fork) kind of North of Montmartre sorta, and one line goes to Asnières-Gennevilliers via Clichy. There is a famous pet cemetery up in Asnières. You have to pay a lot to get in, but it's really creepy and fun, very worth it. The other line goes up into Saint-Denis, through the world's first industrial zone, still heavily polluted and foul smelling, which was massively (and selectively, ahem!) bombed during WWII. We still find live bombs from WWI and WWII around. Needless to say, vast areas have to be evacuated when they locate one (often during construction work)!
Here, you can hear unintelligible loudspeaker announcements, perhaps similar to what you are accustomed to at home. Don't stay out late, because the whole system starts to shut down after 11 pm or so. They think nothing of stopping the train halfway to your destination and kicking you out, when this happens. We have found ourselves in dark, deserted, scary places we didn't know a thing about, not a taxi in sight, on these unfortunate occasions. Public transportation starts again around 5 am.
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Hotel Formule 1 Saint-Denis, France -- CHEAP and CONVENIENT!
Use the 'net to book in advance at the Formule 1 in Saint-Denis, on Blvd Lenine (not sure about the spelling, Lenin Boulevard, anyway, think of Lenin) -- these pod hotels are often not that great a deal, because they tend to be located on the outskirts of towns, by the highways, and you really need a car.
The accommodations are bare-bones and you might feel a bit lost at first, because there often isn't a real reception desk or any real services of any kind, but you get used to it quickly, and it's great!
YOU SHOULD RESERVE and get there a little early! A lot of these fill up WAY in advance, and there might even be slight over-booking. You have to get used to interfacing with a computer terminal OUTSIDE, and frankly, they are not all that user-friendly sometimes!
The breakfasts are pretty loathesome and you are better off, at this particular one, anyway, just to pop outside and walk a block over to a bar, and stand at the counter and get un petit café and a tartine (buttered bread) and then press on. Paris is NOT a late-night city, and you should try to get up and get moving early. We have great public transportation here, but it takes a long time to get from point A to point B!
If I were you, I'd arrange to see only one sight each morning, stop at noon and have lunch, take a little rest if possible, then in the afternoons, stroll! Forget about running here and there! The real joy can be in just lingering in any old neighborhood, on a free bench, even, watching the world go by! Use your afternoons for shopping, too. Most places close for lunch -- be prepared! And be seated at noon -- they will start running out of food quickly if it's a good place, and it is likely to be crowded at 1 pm. Do NOT go after 2 pm and expect to be seated and served!
Dinner starts again at 7 pm.
If you really get hungry at other times, pop into a Franprix or Monoprix grocery store, and they even have great ready-made food you can just take out, and save a bundle!
I can help you do business in France, and can guide you through the flea markets and other neat places -- it takes a habitué to get through these joints! Le Marché de Saint-Denis runs every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday morning and you are just plain ol' clueless if you miss it! Arguably the largest and best market in all of Europe. Get there early -- 8 am or so is fine. Sunday mornings are a MADHOUSE! Go to Mass at the Basilica of Saint-Denis at 10 am every Sunday and hear the magnificent pipe organ, one of the rarest and best in the world, and enjoy a huge, multi-ethnic congregation. After the services, you can pay to get into the back of the Abbey Church, and visit the Necropolis of the Kings, the crypt, and more -- there may be special tours and visits available. The Office de Tourisme in Saint-Denis can help you out, and wow, do they have great stuff for sale there!
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