The Parc de la Villette was formerly the site of large abattoirs in north-eastern Paris. The park built on this site in the 1980s was designed by Bernard Tschumi as a much-discussed experiment in deconstructivist architecture. Whimsical red "follies" are located throughout the park, which also includes a variety of types of landscapes and some cultural institutions. An old industrial canal divides the park in two, and it also includes several cultural institutions and very successful urban square.
The overwhelming Cité des Sciences et Industrie
An avant-garde architect's idea of a joke: "When is a stair not a stair?..."
La Grande Halle is a remaining 19th-century slaughterhouse. The structure and space are wonderful.
The beautiful Conservatoire de Paris by Christian de Portzamparc.
The Cité de la Musique, also by de Portzamparc.
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