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Palais des congrès de Paris

Palais des congrès de Paris is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Palais des congrès de Paris rather than just read about it. In short: The Palais des congrès de Paris (French pronunciation: [palɛ de kɔ̃ɡʁɛ də paʁi]; English: Paris Congress Centre) is a convention centre, concert venue, and shopping mall at the Porte Maillot in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The venue was built by French architect Guillaume Gillet, and was inaugurated in 1974.

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Reference excerpt

The Palais des congrès de Paris (French pronunciation: [palɛ de kɔ̃ɡʁɛ də paʁi]; English: Paris Congress Centre) is a convention centre, concert venue, and shopping mall at the Porte Maillot in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The venue was built by French architect Guillaume Gillet, and was inaugurated in 1974. Nearby the venue are Bois de Boulogne and the affluent neighbourhood of Neuilly-sur-Seine. The closest métro and RER stations are Porte Maillot and Neuilly–Porte Maillot, accessible via the lower levels of the building.

History The land on which the convention center is located is on the edge of the Plaine des Sablons and Sablonville; it was previously occupied by bastion No. 51 on the Thiers wall, the Luna-Park and the Église Notre-Dame-de-Compassion de Paris. After the destruction of the Thiers wall fortifications around 1920, this wasteland was used for the installation of temporary summer amusement parks. Even after the war, it housed a few government buildings. The construction of the Boulevard Périphérique, parallel to it caused a complete redevelopment of the Parisian area. From 1970, on the site of the old Luna Park, the convention centre and the Hotel Concorde Lafayette located next door, were built. The small Notre-Dame-de-Compassion church there, built by Louis-Philippe in memory of his deceased son, was dismantled and then rebuilt stone by stone, a hundred meters further. Works were by architects Guillaume Gillet, Serge Maloletenkov, Yves Betin and Henri Guibout, with the buildings inaugurated on 28 February 1974. An extension was carried out between 1997 and 1999. The imposing sloping facade, which dates from this rehabilitation, is the work of architect Christian de Portzamparc.

Venues With its 32,000 m2, the convention centre has since 1999 four amphitheatres spread over four floors:

the large Grand amphitheatre (3,723 seats) was renovated in 1991. The surface of the stage, 26 m by 22 m, and the technical installations make it possible to schedule company conventions during the day as well as opera or ballet shows in the evening. the Bleu (826 seats), Bordeaux (650 seats) and Havane (373 seats) amphitheatres which are smaller. two TV studios. The palace also has numerous conference rooms and a two-level shopping arcade. During the 1999 extension, the exhibition areas were doubled with three additional levels and two new flat halls. The new Bordeaux amphitheatre is built in an inverted cone, visible on the façade. Its new architectural form in an inclined plane makes it unique and of international renown today. The convention centre is managed by the company Viparis.

Hotel

The Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile Hotel, located next door, with its 33 floors, 995 rooms and suites, and standing 137 m high (190 m with the antenna located on its roof), is one of the tallest buildings on the territory of the city of Paris after the Eiffel Tower and the Montparnasse tower, (but smaller than some of the buildings in the La Défense district located nearby). It was inaugurated in April 1974, as part of the creation of the Centre International de Paris.

Past events César Awards presentations: 1976, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1995 Eurovision Song Contest 1978 Eurovision Young Dancers 1989 Tour de France presentation UEFA Euro 2016 final draw

References

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Example 1 — a first encounter with Palais des congrès de Paris

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Palais des congrès de Paris ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Palais des congrès de Paris

In research: Palais des congrès de Paris appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Palais des congrès de Paris in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Palais des congrès de Paris is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 20th-century architecture in France, Buildings and structures completed in 1974, Buildings and structures in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Palais des congrès de Paris outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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