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The City of Sciences and Industry (Cité de Sciences et de l'Industrie) opened it doors in 1986. In this centre are all kind of high-tech exhibitions. It isn't a real museum, but more an information centre, which changes as fast the developments of sciences and technology will change. As visitor you can participate in different projects and demonstrations. Especillay for kids it's an interesting and lifely studycentre.
The free parts of the infromationcentre include the Aquarium and the new Mediatheques with multimedia exhibitions about the history of science and health. For the exhibitions of Explora ( about sound, space, biology) you have to pay. There is also a Planetarium and a Children's Science Village.
The building itself, partly a former auctionhall from the 19ty century, is designed by Fainsilber and has a futurist outlook by the use of lots of glass and steel.
The most striking part is the 36M high round Géode close to the main building. Its mirror-like surface is made by thousands of polished, stainless-steel triangles. The Géode is an auditorium with an halfround screen of 180 degrees. Looking at films of nature, virtual reality ad special effects you get as visitor the impression to be totally involved and surrounded by the action.
For opening hours and entrance fees have a look at the web-site. Leave a Comment Address: 30 Avenue Corentin-CariouPhone: 01 40058000Directions: Metro Port-de-la-Villete or Corentin-CariouWebsite: www.cite-sciences.fr
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This is a great place especially if you have kids, and if you are into science and experiments, the exhibits are translated into english, and sometimes spanish or italian.
It is a huge place and you can spend a whole day there. Avoid the week-ends or school holidays if you can, very crowded. Leave a Comment Address: Bd Mac Donald, 19th districtDirections: Metro Porte de la Villette- Cite des Sciences
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I have been to La Geode in December 1999 when we went to spend the Millenium New Year Eve. It was an impressive building. We have seen "L'Egypte des Pharaons (Mysteries of Egypt.). Here is the history of La Geode from their official site:
" La Geode opened on 6 May 1985. La G?ode is located in the north-east of Paris in a vast 55-hectare green area called the Parc de la Villette.
In the 18th century, la Villette was a farming village in the little Parisien suburb, with the Ourcq river running through it. At the start of the 19th century, in order to supply Paris with drinking water, the Ourcq canal was breached and Napoleon the first made it cross the Villette basin to supply the Paris fountains. Baron Haussmann decided to hold the national meat market at Villette from 1867 onwards: the Grande Halle (Great Hall) could accommodate up to 4600 cattle.
The famous abattoirs of La Villette finally closed their doors in 1974 leaving 55 hectares of fallow land to be converted as part of a vast urban project. This project's original aim was: "for science and culture to live side by side in a city-garden, a garden within the city".
La Geode opened its doors one year before the Science and Industry Park, the opening of which on 13 March 1986 coincided with the passing through of Halley's comet.
La Geode houses France's leading movie theatre, number one by dint of the number of people visiting it, entirely devoted to the projection of large scale films on its giant 1 000 m2 hemispheric screen. "
I don't know the current prices but below you may find their internet adress (both in French and English) and you can check their prices and schedule as well. Leave a Comment Phone: +33 (0) 8 92 68 45 40Directions: La Geode 26, avenue Corentin-Cariou F-75019 PARIS By metro Porte de la Villette metro station Line 7 (direct from Opera metro station) By bus No 75, 139, 150, 152, PCWebsite: http://www.lageode.fr/
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 Quite a spectacle by ettenajLeave a Comment
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 The detailed space-exhibition by Dee22
Some exhibitions are permanent while others are only there for a period of time. There is also a big area for kids!
The EXPLORA area includes the main-groups; The Universe, The Planet, The Living World, Communication and Industry.
Practtically you can learn all about the world and the human inventions! Not only by looking but also by trying things out on your own!
You'll get into the main-EXPLORA area for a fair price and then you are able to by extra tickets to further exhibitions and to the huge cinema the Géode which is built as a silver-ball and has a screen of 1000m2!
It was a bit confusing when I came in, but you can start with buying a ticket to the main-EXPLORA area and then move on if you want to. But be prepaired that if you want to see it all, this might take at least a day....it's really huge and detailed! Unfortunately not all information is translated to english, so somethings might be a bit hard to understand.
This place is worth a visit for sure!! Leave a Comment
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 Geode and me by kedi+
"The enormous dome of La Géode conceals a 400-seater cinema complete with a giant hemispheric screen measuring 1000 m2 across and 26 m in diametre."
And what we watched was a movie called "Adrenalin" about the parachute guys who are scared of nothing and throwing themselves from airplanes and high tops of Norway mountains! ! ! Leave a Comment
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 Lo in the city of science by kedi+Leave a Comment
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A fabulous sphere is the top attraction of a park that, to be honest, has nothing more very interesting. Gardens, concert hall, music museum may fill your time but the sphere is really the only special thing. Leave a Comment
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The Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie is the most famous building of la Villette. It was built by Adrien Fainsilber and inaugurated in the night of the 13th March 1986, on occasion of the transit of Halley's comet. It is a big parallelepipedon in iron and glass surrounded by water.
I visited it in 1998, when I visited Paris with my school and enjoyed it quite a lot, even if I would have preferred to visit the Louvre, where we didn't go due to lack of time.
Permanent exhibitions are set at the upper floors and can be reached from the central court. They deal with the most various domains of science and industry: biology, chemistry, engineering, aeronautics, medicine, and more. I would like to visit it again, when I return to Paris.
The Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 10 to 19 and on Sundays from 10 to 19. Leave a Comment
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 my nephews and niece by delphetguyLeave a Comment
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