A Different Culture and Art Center: Cent Quatre – 104

(Last Update: 05.06.2025) In this article, we will go to a different corner of Paris, 19th century. boroughWe are going to an interesting culture and arts center in: Cent Quatre – 104 (san qatr or san quatğ). This place takes its name from the old door number of the street it is located on. Although its official address now is 5 Curial Street Although its name is the one at the back, which was once the main entrance. 104 Rue d'AubervilliersIt comes from. Because Cent Quatre means "104" in French.

Cent Quatre – 104 contemporary art exhibitions are held and a very interesting venue where various rehearsals are held. The building itself is worth seeing in itself, and when you participate in any art activity inside, you get a different pleasure from being here.

M7 metro with the line Riquet When you get off at the station and walk to the left, Rue Riquet You come to the exit. At this exit, if you turn right on the street that crosses the main street perpendicularly Canal Saint-Martinwhich is an extension of La Villette basinYou will reach . But when we leave the station, we will enter from the street across the road, take the first street on the right and Cent Quatre – 104 will appear on the left.

When you enter the door of Cent Quatre – 104, which looks like a brick school building when you look from the outside, you immediately encounter a courtyard. When we first went here, there was a very interesting skull statue in this courtyard; In fact, it was very enjoyable to pass through this statue and watch your reflection in the broken mirrors frolicking in that blue water. It's like you're inside someone's head and they're thinking of you; Now they removed that skull. This means that you have the possibility of seeing different things every time you go...

Then, when you enter the building from any door, you encounter the real big gallery. This is a very large building with a very large, glass-ceilinged area in the middle and halls on the left and right. This architecture, a mixture of stone, steel and glass, looks extremely beautiful, especially since it is a historical building. If there is no special event in the large area in the middle, it is very enjoyable to watch the artists rehearsing. You already come across a lot of young artists reciting their lines and trying dance moves in every corner, left and right.

You can get information about what activities are happening here from the Cent Quatre – 104 official web page link at the end of the article. Sometimes it turns into a concert, sometimes an exhibition, sometimes a dance show, and sometimes a place where a biological market is held. Cent Quatre – 104. I once came across a wonderful photography exhibition, and once I came across a lot about the archeology and anthropology of the robot age. I visited another interesting exhibition.

Let's talk about why this place is different. I liked it very much every time I went to Cent Quatre – 104, but I always felt something strange inside, it seemed to me that there was something strange somewhere. When I started researching the history of the building to prepare this article, I came across very interesting information: Cent Quatre – 104 was a building built to hold funeral services approximately 150 years ago! In other words, for more than a hundred years, funeral arrangements were made for people who lost their lives in Paris, and as far as I have learned, around 150 burials per day It's happening!

This means that such a strange place has a strange electricity, and I felt it when I visited this place. In 2008 Paris MunicipalityCent Quatre – 104, which gained a completely different function after opening this place as a culture and art center, is located between birth and death.wedding and funeralIn this life where we laugh and cry with the taste of ", it doesn't confuse people with this strange aspect. And ultimately, when we look at the current use of the place, it is truly a great success that a very beautiful cultural space has been created.

Cent Quatre – One of the best aspects of 104 families with children for: Found here Children's HouseSpecial activities are organized for your children in . Therefore, you have a nice option to leave your child here and enjoy the place. You can also have a pleasant wander around the bookstore within the complex, and eat and drink something to satisfy your tiredness and hunger at the restaurants and cafes.

To tell the truth The area where Cent Quatre – 104 is located is not a very pleasant place; It's a bit marginal, or rather a little bit, in a neighborhood where low-income people live in Paris. bobo I must say it has a (Bourgeois & Bohème) vibe. Therefore, after leaving here, there is not much to do around. Canal Saint-Martin It would be wisest to walk towards it. When you reach the channel, where you actually arrive is La Villette basin. If you walk left from here Parc de la Villette Even if you walk to the side, to the right Bastille You can take a more beautiful trip towards the side.

Cent Quatre – 104 is open every day of the week except Monday and can be visited Tuesday-Friday 12:00-19:00, Saturday-Sunday 11:00-19:00. Entrance to the facility is free, but some of the exhibitions may be free. Please remember to always check the updated information on the official web page link below.

Pleasant trips, pleasant discoveries.

Web address: 104.fr/

Address: 5 Rue Curial, 75019 Paris