Porte de la Villette: history and sights
Served by: metro line 7.
Did you know?
Serves the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie and Parc de la Villette, the largest urban park in Paris, laid out on the site of former slaughterhouses.
Anecdote
The Cité des Sciences, opened in 1986, is the largest science museum in Europe, housed in a former cattle market hall.
Around Porte de la Villette
- Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, 230 m away — The largest science museum in Europe, housed in a former cattle market hall.
- Parc de la Villette, 300 m away — The largest urban park in Paris, laid out on the site of former slaughterhouses.
- Géode, 350 m away — A spherical, mirror-like cinema, an architectural icon of Parc de la Villette.