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Cinéaqua, burrowing under the outcrop of Trocadéro, is a
multi-purpose space combining aquarium, cinema spaces,
video and recording studios and a Japanese restaurant. The
original aquarium opened for the 1878 Exposition
Universelle. Recently restored, it houses 41 fish tanks with
species from all the French territorial waters, from the
Channel to the Pacific, in attractive cylindrical fish tanks and
curving giant screen aquaria.
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Tuesday, 09 October 2007 |
Now in its third year,
Pariscience, the free
science-themed film
extravaganza,
promises exclusive
short and featurelength
documentaries
and dramas. All
screenings are
followed by round
tables with scientists,
directors and,
occasionally, the
producers of films
shown. Several
screenings are
specifically aimed at
school groups.
10-14/10. Musée National d’Histoire Naturelle, Jardin des
Plantes, Paris, 5th.
Tickets in advance online:
www.pariscience.fr
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The Minister of Culture Christine Albanel paid homage to the
specialist craftsmen engaged in restoring the nation’s
heritage, at a press conference for the Journées Européennes
du Patrimoine last month at the Institut National du
Patrimoine (INP), Saint-Denis. After a tour of the INP’s
restoration workshops the minister visited the Basilica of
Saint-Denis. Despite the maire of Saint-Denis and residents’
repeated calls and petitions for government help, Albanel
failed to make any definite commitment of funds for rescuing
the Gothic masterpiece which is a major tourist attraction.
The basilica is deteriorating rapidly, according to a survey by
the government which is responsible for its conservation. The
mnister said recent estimations for the work needed capped
€20 million.
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Tuesday, 09 October 2007 |
Stephanie Zygmunt boards a catamaran and soaks up the nostalgic ambience along the Canal Saint-Martin.
If we are to have that
long-awaited Indian
summer, what better to do
than spend a Saturday or
Sunday afternoon cruising
along the Canal Saint-
Martin? A trip from the
Bassin de la Villette to the
Port de la Bastille is not only
a venture into Parisian
history, but a passage
through three very different
atmospheres and more than a
glimpse of 19th-century
industrial architecture.
The east Parisian canal
network was begun under
Napoleon I, and developed
further by Napoleon III to
bring water to Paris and as
an industrial thoroughfare for
barges carrying wood,
charcoal and grain. Setting
off from the Bassin de la
Villette, the boat turns round
at the dramatic curve of the
meeting point of the Canal
Saint-Martin, Canal Saint-
Denis and Canal de l’Ourcq.
The Canal Saint-Martin itself
is four and a half kilometres
long, two kilometres of
which are underground, in a
tunnel from the Place de la
République to the Port de
l’Arsenal. It is quite an
engineering feat, with four
double locks and a difference
in level from start to finish of
25 metres.
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Tuesday, 09 October 2007 |
Take a look at the ‘Du coq à l’art’ exhibition, presenting
larger-than-life fibre-glass cockerels which take French
patriotism to dizzying heights, with a unique design for each
French town hosting a Rugby World Cup match. The
exhibition’s founder, Cédric Soulette, will be auctioning the
collectors items for ‘Un maillot pour la vie’ and ‘Toulouse
atout coeur’ charities.
www.cocoricopyright.com
Mayor Bertrand Delanoë also proved to be a good sport with
a free exhibition entitled ‘Rugby, un monde d’émotions’,
which is dedicated to the game.
Until Nov 30 Hôtel de ville, 29 rue de Rivoli, Paris 4th. Mairie
de Paris Info hotline: 3975
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