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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. |
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