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Parc de la Villette

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  • The Parc de la Villette is the third-largest park in Paris, 55.5 hectares (137 acres) 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. 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. It houses twenty-six follies, made of metal and painted bright red, placed on a grid to offer a distinct organization to the park. (wikipedia.org)

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Style Period:
  • Western: Modern Europe (1815 - Present) : Modern Western Europe : France, 1945-Present
Culture:
  • French

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Folie Belvédère (P6)
Conservatoire de Paris
Folie Information-Billetterie (L9)
Folie Information-Billetterie (L9) and Conservatoire de Paris
Cité de la Musique
Théâtre Paris-Villette and Folie Théâtre (L8)
Cité de la Musique
Conservatoire de Paris
Cité de la Musique
Pavillon Paul-Delouvrier and Folie Atelier Villette (L7)
Grande Halle de la Villette and Pavillon Paul-Delouvrier
Grande Halle de la Villette
Folie by the Canal de l'Ourcq
Folie by the Canal de l'Ourcq
Parc de la Villette
Parc de la Villette
Folie Belvédère (P6)
Folie Belvédère (P6)
Parc de la Villette
Folie Ateliers Villette (P5)
Parc de la Villette
Parc de la Villette
Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie and Folie Escalier (R4)
La Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie and Folie Escalier (R4)
Parc de la Villette
Buried Bicycle and Folie Belvédère (P6)
Folie des Visites (L5)
Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie
Canal de l'Ourcq
Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie
Canal de l'Ourcq
Canal de l'Ourcq
Parc de la Villette
Canal de l'Ourcq
Parc de la Villette
Folie Kiosque à Musique (L4)
Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie
Folie L2
La Folie Trabendo (R7)
Folie Horloge (N1)
Folie Horloge (N1)