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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