PARC DE PRINCES STADIUM
Parc des Princes Stadium |
The Parc des Princes stadium is located on the edge of the Bois
de Boulogne in Paris. The French rugby and soccer cups finals were
played there until the Stade de France was built for the France
98 soccer world cup.
The Parc des Princes was also the home stadium of the PSG (Paris
Saint-Germain), the Paris soccer team. Despite the building of the
Stade de France, the Parc des Princes
Parc des Princes Stadium |
remains the PSG home stadium.
The Parc des Princes can accomodate 45 000 spectators and remains
the third largest French stadium behind the Stade de France near
Paris and the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille. |
MAISON DE RADIO FRANCE
Built between 1953 and 1963, it is the home to Radio France (Ici
Paris). The building of 500 metres in circumference and tower 68
metres high make it unmistakable. The Museum of the History of Radio
and Television located in the building, shows the history of those
media from its very origins, including the 1793 Chappe telegraph,
and crystal receivers. There are also exhibits featuring research
by Maxwell, Hertz, Branly, Popov, and Marconi. |
MUSÉE MARMOTTANT MONET
This museum is an ancient hunting lodge of the Duc de Valmy purchased 1882 by Jules Marmottan. His son, Paul Marmottan, collected his life long paintings, sculptures and furniture from the Napoleon era. At his death his collection passed on the Académie des Beaux Arts and the building was transformed into a museum. Over the years the museum received numerous bequests, and in particular important impressionist paintings: the son of Monet, for exemple, has given numerous paintings of his father, so that the Marmottant Museum has the more important collection of Claude Monet paintings in the world. Artworks of Edouart Manet, Edgar Degas, Auguste Renoir et Henri Rouart are also to be seen at the Marmottan Monet Museum. |
AUTEUIL HIPPODROME
The Hippodrome d’Auteuil is an exclusive institution which held important annual races, included the “Prix du Président de la République” and the “Grand Steeple Chase de Paris” This 82 acre (33 hectare) racecourse opened in 1873 and has been designed specifically for steeple chasing. |
