What to see in La Villette area

Located on old the abattoirs of Paris, the Park of the Villette is an active space, a new district of meeting, culture and leisure. Place of exhibitions, documentation, communication and search, the City presents the largest
scientific, technological projections of our time. Using the most recent techniques of audio-visual and data- rocessing communications, it proposes multiple and complementary activities and offers a new way of lear ning, of listening and of being moved so that each one remains an actor of the future world. It is the largest Park Intra Muros of Paris.

Le Geode - La Villette

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Parc de la Villette

The park was built in the 1860's during Baron Haussmann's famous transformation of the city. It features a lake, mock Roman ruins, and very lush vegetation. It is quite a refreshing escape from the hustle and bustle of the city. We saw many Parisians (and their dogs) enjoying the beautiful morning with an invigorating jog around the park.
The center of the park contains a circular lake with a 16-story mountain of sheer rock walls rising in the center, which is what you see in this photograph. At the top of this mountain is a small gazebo with a commanding view of the surrounding area of Paris to the west.

CITÉ DES SIENCES ET DE L’INDUSTRIE – EXPLORA SCIENCE MUSEUM

One of the world's largest and most visited science museums, La Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie is on an impressive modern site in north-eastern Paris. La Cité is located at the top of the park de la Villette and is a masterwork of modern architecture. The Cité des Sciences allows the visitors to touch and play with various subjects of experiences such as sounds, robots, computer science, expression and behaviour, oceans, energy, light, the environment, mathematics, space. With its interactive computers, multimedia displays, videos, holograms, animated models and games, this museum permits the visitor to "explore" and discover.
The Explora Museum is the place where you can pilot an airplane, step inside of a camera, travel throughout the human body, visit the Ariane rocket, and much more, a special visit if you are travelling with children.

CITÉ DE LA MUSIQUE

The Cité de la Musique (City of Music), in the late-modernist park de la Villette, is one spectacular success among former President Mitterrand's ambitious public works projects. The Cité is a post-modern structure containing exhibit space, classrooms, a cafe and a museum shop, and, most importantly, concert spaces featuring vocal and instrumental classical music, jazz and world music.

What to see in La Villette area

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