The Parc de la Villette, the largest park in the city is much more than that also houses the City of Science and Industry, the Music City, the Geode and many other attractions.

In the nineteenth arrondissement of Paris, occupying an area of ​​55 hectares, is the Parc de la Villette, the largest green space in the city.

Until 1974 worked in the municipal slaughterhouses instead began working in 1867 under Napoleon III. In 1979 the idea of ​​rehabilitation and conditioning of the space left with three main objectives: the construction of an ensemble dedicated solely to music, making a museum of science and technology and the creation of an urban cultural park open to all .
Under these premises, opened a contest and the winner was Bernard Tschumi. In the vast space, which is crossed by the Canal de l’Ourcq, Tschumi brought together old buildings with new construction, the plant with mineral, nature in the city, in a word summarizing the spirit of the park meeting.

To traversed the park, two major areas: from north to south, the gallery de la Villette, with its roof winding leads from the Porte de Pantin Porte de la Villette, from east to west, bordering Ourcq gallery channel. The park is “peppered” regularly for 26 buildings in red, contrasting with the green vegetable, called “foils” that may well be information centers or observation points. [The Geode] A cinematic tour takes visitors around the park to discover its 10 thematic gardens, which are areas where game or just discover the nature areas: the Bamboo Garden, the Garden of Dune, the Garden of Mirrors, the Garden of the Dragon, among others. Two large areas of lawn bordered by trees offer a break in sight and the visitors tired.

Some buildings are located in the Parc de la Villette covering a century of history. La Grande Halle was built in 1867 and restored as a multipurpose hall for shows in 1985, the Maison de la Villette, a former Rotunda Veterinarians at the time of slaughter is now room for temporary exhibitions and space for activities dedicated to children. Other sites that testify to the history of the place are the pavilions Maquettes, Janvier, Charolais and the Paris-Villette Theatre.

Among the major institutions that share the park are:

- The City of Science and Industry, a large flag of 300 meters long work Fainsilber Adrien, whose aim is to arouse interest in technical and scientific world, especially in children and adolescents. Permanent exhibitions are on mathematics, images, sound, space, energy, and much more, it works a media library with interactive spaces, the City of Children, an auditorium, cinema Lumiere, a planetarium, the digital Carrefour …

- The Geode, a giant sphere 36 meters in diameter covered with stainless steel triangular plate, which holds within it the busiest cinema in France: One giant hemispheric screen 1000 m2 devoted solely to the dissemination of films on large format.

- The City of Music, the newest cultural spaces of the park includes an amphitheater, a concert hall, workshops, exhibitions and the Museum of Music.

- The National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Paris.
- The Zenith, one of the largest theaters in the city, with capacity for 6000 spectators.