Parc de la Villette
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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 concentra
Parc de la Villette with the Cité des Sciences and the Géode in the background
The abattoir at La Villette at its opening in 1867
The Grande halle de la Villette, site of fairs and cultural events and the Théâtre Paris-Villette on the left
Footbridge leading to the Philharmonie de Paris symphony hall
The Grands Projets of François Mitterrand was an architectural programme to provide modern monuments in Paris, the city of monuments, symbolising France's role in art, politics and the economy at the
Parc de la Villette
…instructions of Napoléon III, had been cleared away and relocated in 1974. Tschumi won a major design competition in 1982–83 for the park as part of the Grands Projets of François Mitterrand, and sought the opinions of the deconstructionist philosopher Jacques Derrida in the preparation of his design proposal. Since the creation of the park…
Mitterrand in 1984 at a time when the project was at its peak
The museum of Musée d'Orsay from the right bank of Seine River
The Grande Arche de La Défense in the business district of La Défense, west of Paris