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 BERCY This former wine-trading quarter just east of the city centre, with its once-grim warehouses, pavilions and slum housing, has been transformed into a modern district. An automatic metro line (Line 14) links it to the heart of the city.
The centrepiece of Bercy is the Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, now the city centre’s principal venue. The vast pyramidal structure has become a contemporary landmark. Many sport events are held here, as well as classical operas and rock concerts.
Other architecturally adventurous buildings dominate Bercy, notably Chemetov’s building for the Ministery of Finance, and Frank Gehry’s American Center (which houses the Maison du Cinema and the mighty Cinemathèque Française).
At the foot of these structures, the imaginatively designed 70-ha (173-acre) Parc de Bercy provides a welcome green space for this part of the city. The park’s attractions for children include a traditional carousel.
Former wine stores and cellars along Cours St Emilion have been restored as bars, restaurants and shops, and one of the warehouses now contains the Musée des Arts Forains (Fairground Museum) that could be visited by groups. Nearby, the Viaduc des Arts houses artists’ workshops, boutiques and restaurants. The Marina de Bercy is the starting and finishing point for cruises along the Seine.
13- ARR - following a ten-year project called Zac Paris Rive Gauche, the 13th arrondissement has become an area of startling urban regeneration. The once disused area of land between Gare d’Austerlitz and Ivry-Sur-Seine has now been revived to house a new university that will house some 30.000 students. The area also boasts the MK2 Bibliothèque, a vast cinema complex which, with its 14 screens, cafés and exhibition areas, is already attracting keen film-goers. Connected to Bercy by a bridge, the area also offers new housing, schools and business opportunities as well as the new National Library : Bibliothèque Francois Mitterand, and the floating swimmingpool "Josephine Baker" on river Seine. |
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12th arrondissement Paris Paris  › Adress: Rue de Montreuil› Apartment type: 1 bedroom 12th arrondissement Paris Paris › Adress: Passage du Chantier› Apartment type: Studio
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