page_title: Parc de la Villette
section_title: Gardens
hierarchical_section_title: Parc de la Villette / Gardens
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Jean-Max Albert, Sculpture de visée V, Parc de La Villette, Paris, 1986
context_page_description: The Parc de la Villette is the third-largest park in Paris, 55.5 hectares in area, located at the northeastern edge of the city in the 19th arrondissement. The park houses one of the largest concentration of cultural venues in Paris, including the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, three major concert venues, and the prestigious Conservatoire de Paris.
  Parc de la Villette is served by Paris Métro stations Corentin Cariou on Line 7 and Porte de Pantin on Line 5.
context_section_description: The Parc de la Villette has a collection of ten themed gardens that attract a large number of the park's visitors. Each garden is created with a different representation of architectural deconstructionism and tries to create space through playfully sculptural and clever means. While some of the gardens are minimalist in design, others are clearly constructed with children in mind.
  Le "Jardin du Dragon" (The Garden of the Dragon) is home to a large sculptural steel dragon that has an 80-foot slide for children to play on.
  The "Jardin de Bambou" (Bamboo Garden) at the Parc de la Villette was designed by Alexandre Chemetoff, winner of the Grand Prix de l'urbanisme (2000).
  The "Jardin de la Treille" (Trellis Garden) designed by Gilles Vexlard and Laurence Vacherot. Vines and creepers are going along a roof trellis and 90 small fountains designed so that you only really hear the murmur of them in between the grape vines. 
  7 Sculptures de visées (Sculptures Bachelard) by Jean-Max Albert are installed all around and an anamorphosis reflection is displayed in a small pool.
  The gardens range in function; where some gardens are meant for active engagement, others exist to play off of curiosity and investigation or merely allow for relaxation.
caption: Jean-Max Albert, Sculptures Bachelard, 1986
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