(Last Update: 28.01.2025) In this article, I have wanted to write to you for a long time, IMAX cinema enjoyment I want to introduce you to a wonderful place to live. When viewed from the outside, this place looks like a giant mirrored glass ball. global giant cinema screen situated The Geode...
I was always hesitant to go to La Géode because I thought it was a place just for kids, but first time in February 2017 After I went there, I saw how wrong I was. I wanted to give you information about this place right after this experience. However, I should also mention that after I visited and photographed this place, La Géode underwent years of restoration work and reopened at the end of 2024. However, I did not have the chance to go again after this opening. Therefore The information and photographs in this article belong to the pre-restoration period. For up-to-date information and visuals, you can check out the official website link at the end of the article.. Still, I believe this article is important in terms of giving an idea.
Those who know IMAX film technology are more familiar with the subject, but let me tell you for those who do not know IMAX (aymeks) Image Maximum Yani en büyük It means an image in a large size, and in these cinemas, images are projected on large screens using a different technology. As a result, the image becomes much more realistic. There are IMAX cinemas in Turkey, but - as far as I know - there is no dome-shaped cinema like La Géode in Paris.
What is the advantage of being inside such a dome? The giant curtain stands in front of you at a 180 degree angle and you feel like you're really in the movie you're watching. Because wherever you look, there is the image of the film in front of you. It's an incredible feeling. That's why I recommend everyone who has the opportunity to watch a movie here.
La Géode (la geode) takes its name from the globe image and is located in the 19th century in Paris. boroughThe giant park in Parc de la Villetteinside, which we can call the Museum of Science and Industry. Cité des Sciénces et de l'IndusturieIt is located just behind the . The most convenient option for transportation M7 metro get on the line Porte de la Villette get off at the station. Likewise T3b tramIt also has a stop here.
Go inside the Cité des Sciénces decreasing to -2 You can enter La Géode from the back door, or you can go around to the right to reach the giant glass sphere, then go down the stairs to reach the main entrance at the back. M5 numbered metro come with Parc de la VilletteIf you come from the other side of this time Porte de Pantin You get off at the station. You enter the park and continue straight ahead. You also see La Géode when you cross the bridge over the canal. If you have time, that route is also nice.
Scientifically focused documentaries are shown at La Géode. I'm sure it will attract the attention of adults as well as children. Program and current prices You can check the official website at the end of the article and choose a movie that suits you. Some screenings are in 3D and some are in 2D. I am sure you will enjoy even if you watch a two-dimensional movie because the taste and excitement of watching a movie on a 180-degree screen, inside such a giant sphere, is something else, believe me.
We "A Beautiful PlanetWe watched the documentary called ". The hall is shaped like a very steep ramp; Not suitable for the elderly and physically disabled. In collaboration with NASA Watching our world from space in the documentary was a special pleasure, but while watching what was happening inside the space station, I felt as if we were inside it. Even some times vertigo My illness recurred, I felt dizzy, I couldn't look at the curtain for a few seconds :)
The movie we watched was IMAX, but as far as I understand, 3D movies are not watched with a 180-degree screen, it has a separate technology. Which I three-dimensional visually impaired I can't watch 3D movies anyway since I'm a kid 🙂 That's why watching IMAX was much more special. I recommend you to choose IMAX. Of course, we would be very happy if anyone watches 3D and shares their experiences with us.
In addition to the pleasure of watching the beautiful images of the film with a different technology, I must also add that it takes us to other dimensions due to its thought-provoking features. Realizing that there are no boundaries when viewed from space, the fact that only the Pakistan-India border is visible at night, the differences in the view of North and South Korea from space at night, witnessing how rapidly the Amazon forests are being destroyed, Watching what successes scientists achieve with scientific curiosity by watching us from space while we make our little troubles bigger on earth, like watching soilless vegetables grow in space small details Believe me, it makes you shake like that.
As the movie starts, you enter from the bottom entrance. It is a good idea to line up 10-15 minutes before the session to sit wherever you want. After ticket control, you go upstairs via the escalator and enter the hall from the bottom. At the end of the movie, the exits are from the top. It is also a pleasure to see the projection room behind the glass when you leave here. To me Le Grand RexIt reminded me of the experience we had in .
You can sit at the cafe and have something to eat and drink before and after the cinema. There is also one within La Géode and one PlayStationtwo including 's Virtual Reality There is a section. To the place at the entrance Geode VRIt is useful to make an online reservation at , otherwise you may not be able to find a place, but there is no information about PlayStation's on the site; Maybe it was a temporary advertising effort. It might be nice for those who like this kind of thing to try these places, too.
After leaving La Géode Cité des Sciénces et de l'IndusturieIt might be nice to visit. I visited this place around 2012-2013 but since I wasn't blogging at the time, I didn't examine it in detail; I know I need to go there again and write a post. Also, right behind La Géode tour the submarine It might also be interesting. I've been Istanbulin and Rio de JaneiroSince I have toured the submarine in , it is not time to visit here yet; we need to tour this submarine one day…
Parc de la VilletteWhile visiting the other end of the canal Paris Music MuseumI suggest you don't forget to visit. Oh I wish you could Paris PhilharmonicIt would be nice if you listened to a concert in . As you can see, there is so much to do and write in Paris. See you in new articles.
Pleasant trips, pleasant discoveries.
Web address: lageode.fr/
2 Comments
Hello,
First of all, thank you for your efforts, everything is very detailed. My question is, are the movies only in French?
Hello, first of all, thank you very much.
As far as I know, movies are released in their original language. If the movie is not French, it will have French subtitles, but I don't think a French movie will have English subtitles.