COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
Parc de Villette
title
Parc de Villette
Title
false
Creation Date:
1989
creation_date
1989
Creation Date
false
Image Date:
1990
image_date
1990
Image Date
false
Period:
20th century
period
20th century
Period
false
Start Date:
1986
start_date
1986
Start Date
false
End Date:
1989
end_date
1989
End Date
false
Location:
Paris
location
Paris
Location
false
Country:
FRANCE
country
FRANCE
Country
false
Display Creator:
TSCHUMI, Bernard
display_creator
TSCHUMI, Bernard
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
90-2977
image_id
90-2977
Image ID
false
Description:
Exterior detail: looking up steps to bridge over canal in the centre of the Park. Location: Parc de la Villette, Paris, 19e. Google maps < https://goo.gl/maps… > . Location: Parc de Villette, Paris 19e. Google maps < https://goo.gl/maps… > . This new park was one of President Mitterand's Grand Projets. It was designed by Bernard TSCHUMI and featured a grid of red Folies, of varying designs, some of which were put to practical uses. The Park is crossed by La Villette Canal and also houses the Cité des Sciences (Museum of Science and Technology), the National Conservatory of Music and the Grande Halle de la Villette - a venue for cultural and sporting events. Information from the Parc de la Villette web site, Apr. 15, 2004 ("The old slaughterhouses of la Villette, at the crossroads of the 19th arrondissement of Paris and the Seine-Saint-Denis suburbs have made room for a one of a kind complex associating nature and architecture, leisure and culture. With 35 hectares of lawns and gardens, the Parc de la Villette is the largest green space in Paris ... The Etablissement Public du Parc et de la Grande Halle de la Villette (EPPGHV) is in charge of cultural events as well as the maintenance and security of the park.")
description
Exterior detail: looking up steps to bridge over canal in the centre of the Park. Location: Parc de la Villette, Paris, 19e. Google maps < https://goo.gl/maps/DS9rH > . Location: Parc de Villette, Paris 19e. Google maps < https://goo.gl/maps/rAfjE > . This new park was one of President Mitterand's Grand Projets. It was designed by Bernard TSCHUMI and featured a grid of red Folies, of varying designs, some of which were put to practical uses. The Park is crossed by La Villette Canal and also houses the Cité des Sciences (Museum of Science and Technology), the National Conservatory of Music and the Grande Halle de la Villette - a venue for cultural and sporting events. Information from the Parc de la Villette web site, Apr. 15, 2004 ("The old slaughterhouses of la Villette, at the crossroads of the 19th arrondissement of Paris and the Seine-Saint-Denis suburbs have made room for a one of a kind complex associating nature and architecture, leisure and culture. With 35 hectares of lawns and gardens, the Parc de la Villette is the largest green space in Paris ... The Etablissement Public du Parc et de la Grande Halle de la Villette (EPPGHV) is in charge of cultural events as well as the maintenance and security of the park.")
Description
false
Rights:
© Sheffield Hallam University
rights
© Sheffield Hallam University
Rights
false
Permissions:
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
permissions
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
Permissions
false
Related Information:
Parc de la Villette. For more details see < http://www.villette… >.
related_information
Parc de la Villette. For more details see < http://www.villette.com/fr/ >.
Related Information
false
Photographed by:
Dave Ball
photographed_by
Dave Ball
Photographed by
false
Creator:
TSCHUMI, Bernard
creator
TSCHUMI, Bernard
Creator
false
Creator Dates - Born:
1944
creator_dates_born
1944
Creator Dates - Born
false
Creator Role:
Architect.
creator_role
Architect.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Male.
culture_gender
Male.
Culture Gender
false
Nationality:
Swiss and French.
nationality
Swiss and French.
Nationality
false
Subject Heading:
Public spaces
subject_heading
Public spaces
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Architecture -- France -- Paris
subject_heading
Architecture -- France -- Paris
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Tourism -- France -- Paris
subject_heading
Tourism -- France -- Paris
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Parc de La Villette (Paris, France)
subject_heading
Parc de La Villette (Paris, France)
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Ramps (Walkways)
subject_heading
Ramps (Walkways)
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Bridges
subject_heading
Bridges
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Urban renewal -- France -- Paris
subject_heading
Urban renewal -- France -- Paris
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Parks -- France -- Paris
subject_heading
Parks -- France -- Paris
Subject Heading
false