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Musée de la Musique
music matters
Cité de la Musique, 221 avenue Jean Jaurès, 19ème
01 44 84 44 84 •
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Porte de Pantin
www.cite-musique.fr Open noon-6 Tue-Sat, 10-6 Sun
With the benefit of infrared headsets, visitors can
sample sounds from Venetian lutes, Flemish harp-
sichords and a host of other instruments on display.
Each day on the free stage, musicians play everything
from 17th-century horns to modern African pipes. Adm
Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie
Parc de la Villette, 30 avenue Corentin Cariou, 19ème
01 40 05 80 00 •
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Porte de Pantin
www.cite-sciences.fr Open 10-6 Tue-Sun
This well-planned centre presents science and
technology in their many forms via exhibits, audio-visual
installations and interactive displays. The complex also
contains the huge Géode dome cinema, a 3D film
theatre with moving seats, and a 1950s submarine. Adm
Stade de France
stunning arena
rue Francis de Pressensé, St-Denis • 08 92 70 09 00
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St-Denis Porte de Paris
www.stadefrance.fr Visits on the hour 10-5 daily (tours in
English 10:30, 2:30)
The spectacular oval stadium was built for the 1998
World Cup. Even the cheapest of its 80,000 seats offers
great visibility of sports events and rock concerts.
Tours visit changing rooms and VIP boxes. Adm
Basilique St-Denis
royal mausoleum
1 rue de la Légion d'Honneur, St-Denis • 01 48 09 83 54
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Basilique de St-Denis
Open 10-7 Mon-Sat, noon-7 Sun (Oct-Mar to 5 daily )
An industrialized suburb it may be, but St-Denis, with
its majestic church, is generally considered the birth-
place of Gothic architecture. It is also the resting place
for most the French kings. Look out for the ostenta-
tious tombs of François I and Claude de France. Adm
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