District guide · Paris
The 19th arrondissement lies in northeast Paris and encompasses a district known for its cultural institutions and green spaces. The Philharmonie de Paris and C...
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The 19th arrondissement lies in northeast Paris and encompasses a district known for its cultural institutions and green spaces. The Philharmonie de Paris and Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie anchor the area, while Le Zénith and La Géode provide venues for performance and entertainment. The district rewards exploration through its parks, theatres, and the Rotonde de la Villette.
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Parc des Buttes-Chaumont
Parc des Buttes-Chaumont sits on ground that had no reason to become a park: a bare, chemically poor hill called Chauve-Mont that once held the Gibbet of Montfaucon, where hanged criminals were displayed from the thirteenth century until 1760, and…
Parc de la Villette
Parc de la Villette occupies the site of the huge Paris abattoirs and wholesale meat market that Napoleon III had built here in 1867 and that were finally cleared away in 1974, leaving 55.5 hectares of northeastern Paris to redevelop.
