Paris - La Villette 
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On a 35 hectare/85 acre site in northeastern Paris there has been developed since the mid 80s, under the direction of the architects Bernard Tschumi and Adrian Fainsilber, a new recreation and leisure park- La Villette - with a cultural objective. Two factors influenced the choice of the site: one was that a large abattoir built during the de Gaulle era closed down in 1974; the other was the presence on the site of a 19th century market hall of cast iron construction which it was desired to preserve.
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Address:
Cité des Sciences et de L'Industrie, Parc de la Villette
30 avenue Corentin-Cariou, F-75019 Paris, France
30 avenue Corentin-Cariou, F-75019 Paris, France
Hours:
10am-6pm; Closed: Mon
Tips: There is a group admission rate.
Last admission at 5:30 p.m.
Free admission for coaches.
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities: Gift shop
Transit: Metro: Porte de Pantin (W), Porte de la Villette (E); Bus: 150, 152, 139, PC.
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La Geode at La Villette in Paris.
Reflection in a geode at the park La Villette in Paris.
Detail from Cité de la Musique in Paris.
