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(Last Update: 28.01.2025) Opéra National de Paris - It is time to get to know the Bastille Opera, one of the two main buildings of the Paris National Opera in Paris, along with Opéra Garnier - Palais Gariner. Bastille Opera - Opéra Bastille, located in Place de la Bastille - Bastille Square, has a different appearance with its modern architecture compared to the historical opera house Opéra Garnier.

Culture-Art-Entertainment

IMAX Cinema Enjoyment: La Géode

February 10 2017 2 reviews

(Last Update: 28.01.2025) In this article, I want to introduce you to a wonderful place where you can experience real IMAX cinema, which I have wanted to write about for a long time. This place is La Géode, which looks like a giant mirrored glass sphere when viewed from the outside, with a giant spherical cinema screen inside... I was always reluctant to go to La Géode because I thought it was a place only for children, but I first went there in February.

Contemporary Buildings

Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BnF) – François Mitterrand

January 6, 2017 2 reviews

(Last Update: 28.01.2025) I am very happy to introduce you to many historical buildings as well as places to visit in Paris in this blog, but in this article we will go a little out of line. Actually, I will talk about a special place as a concept, but this time the building I want to tour with you is a contemporary architectural work. Of course, it is very important not only in terms of its architectural features but also in terms of its meaning and importance.

Contemporary Buildings

Westfield – Forum des Halles

April 15 2016 6 reviews

(Last Update: 31.01.2025) In this article, we will tell you about Forum des Halles, a contemporary building built in the middle of Paris, right in the middle of the historical texture, the shopping and living center of the city, and at the same time a very important transfer point in Paris transportation. I want to talk about. When writing the Forum des Halles, it is actually so difficult to define the framework, because this giant

Culture-Art-Entertainment

Paris Philharmonic – Philharmonie de Paris

June 15, 2015 1 Review

(Last Update: 30.01.2025) In this article, I would like to talk about the newest of the countless concert halls in Paris, the Philharmonie de Paris, which opened in January 2015. Located in the giant park and recreation area Parc de la Villette in the 19th Arrondissement, the Philharmonie de Paris is a project carried out in cooperation with the French Ministry of Culture and the Municipality of Paris in order to provide the city with a concert hall that will meet contemporary needs. Its construction began in 2009.

Culture-Art-Entertainment

Louis Vuitton Foundation

May 1 2015 Not commented

(Last Update: 27.01.2025) I had previously introduced you to Louis Vuitton's flagship store on the Champs-Elysées, and in that article I mentioned that Louis Vuitton is a culture-art center on the side of the Boulogne Forest. And now I would like to give you detailed information about Fondation Louis Vuitton, one of the most interesting buildings in Paris. LVMH (Moët Hennessy • Louis) is owned by Bernard Arnault, the first richest man in France and the 13th richest man in the world.

Shopping

Westfield CNIT – Paris La Défense

6 reviews

(Last Update: 30.01.2025) In this article, we get to know a special building with a very different architecture, located in Paris La Défense, the largest financial center in Europe, used as a shopping center today: CNIT La Défense, the main building When you turn your face to the Grande Arche de la Défense in the square, the building on your left is the large shopping mall Les Quatres Temps, while the oval exterior on your right is the building on your left.