- Parc de la Villette
The Parc de la Villette is a park in
Paris at the outer edge of the 19th arrondissement, borderingSeine-Saint-Denis . It was designed byBernard Tschumi . It was built on the site the former national meat market and slaughterhouse as part of an urban redevelopment project. At 25 hectares, these former grounds constitute the largest park in the city of Paris and its second largest greenspace (after thePère Lachaise cemetery). The park houses public facilities devoted to science and music, playgrounds for children, and 35 follies. Tschumi won a major design competition for the park and discussed his design proposal withJacques Derrida .It also holds :
*Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie : a the biggest science museum inEurope .
*La Géode : anOmnimax dome theatre.External links
* [http://www.villette.com/ Parc de la Villette website]
* [http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/villette/ Galinsky: Parc de la Villette]
* [http://www.gardenvisit.com/landscape/architecture/18.1-parc-de-la-villette.htm Review essay on Parc de la Villette]
* [http://travel.duchs.com/France/Paris/See/Parc_de_la_Villette/ Images and Links] Resource collection
* [http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=1afa13122508d1f2ddb3e6cbc5186845 Follies Parc de la Villette] 3D model of two of the Follies
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