8 June 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Bon appétit , Shopping
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Bercy Village is a shopping and leisure center in the
12th arrondissement of
Paris , inaugurated in May 2000 and opened to the public in 2002. It is operated by the
real estate company Altarea.
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29 January 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Paris / Île-de-France
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The Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine (
English :
Street of the Suburb of Saint Anthony ) is a
street in
Paris . It should not be confused with
Rue Saint-Antoine , which leads from the center to the Bastille. The Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine owes its name to the fact that it combines the suburb of that name outside the city walls of Charles V (
French :
Enceinte de Charles V ) with the Abbey of
Saint-Antoine-des-Champs (destroyed in the 18th century).
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26 January 2021 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Opera Houses, Theaters, Libraries , Paris / Île-de-France
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The Opéra Bastille (“Bastille Opera House”) is a modern
opera house in the
12th arrondissement of Paris , France. Inaugurated in 1989 as part of President
François Mitterrand ‘s
Grands Travaux , it became the main facility of the
Paris National Opera , France’s principal opera company, alongside the older
Palais Garnier ; most
opera performances are shown at the Bastille along with some
ballet performances and
symphony concerts , while Palais Garnier presents a mix of opera and ballet performances. Designed by Uruguayan architect
Carlos Ott , it is located on
Place de la Bastille . It may seat 2,723 people in total, with a main theatre, concert hall and studio theatre.
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