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Bercy Cité Nationale de Château de Vincennes
l’Histoire de
⌂ 75012 § 01 71 19 33 33 l’Immigration ⌂ 1 av de Paris 94300
q Bercy, Cour St-Emilion Vincennes q Château de
@ 24, 64, 87 Cinémathèque ⌂ Palais de la Porte Dorée, Vincennes W Vincennes
Française: 51 rue de Bercy 293 av Daumesnil 75012 @ 46, 56, 86 # 10am–5pm
# Museum: noon–7pm q Porte Dorée @ 46 daily (to 6pm mid-May–Sep)
EXPERIENCE Paris: Beyond the Centre quarter just to the east of the May, 25 Dec ∑ histoire- The Château de Vincennes
Wed–Mon; library: noon–
# 10am–5:30pm Tue–Fri,
¢ 1 Jan, 1 May, 1 & 11 Nov,
10am–7pm Sat & Sun (Jun–
25 Dec ∑ chateau-
8pm Wed–Mon
vincennes.fr
Aug: to 9pm Wed) ¢ 1 Jan, 1
This former wine-trading
immigration.fr
was the permanent royal
city centre, with its riverside
residence until the 17th cen-
Housed in the Palais de la
ware houses and pavilions, has
tury, before the court moved
been successfully rejuvenated.
Porte Dorée, which was
The hub of the quarter is the
designed for the city’s grand
to Versailles. The keep, the
Cour Saint-Emilion, a pretty
colonial exhibition in 1931,
tallest fortified medieval
cobbled street lined by ochre-
build ing in Europe, the Gothic
this museum is devoted to
chapel, 17th-century pavilions
immi gration in France. The
coloured former warehouses
that have been converted to
Beyond lies the Bois de
sections examine first the
house shops, restaurants and
wine bars.
reasons for immigration itself,
Vin cennes. Once a royal hunt-
then issues of assimi lation
Nearby is the modern Parc
ing ground, it is now a land-
de Bercy, which is beautifully museum’s three thematic and moat are all worth seeing.
scaped forest with orna men-
and finally the contribu tion of
landscaped with lily ponds, diverse cultures in the everyday tal lakes and a racecourse.
rose gardens and even vine- life of the French people.
yards. Bordering the park, the
striking Frank Gehry-designed
Cinémathèque Française is 21 " =
worthy of a detour; it holds a Bibliothèque
fascinating arthouse cinema Did You Know? Nationale de France
and accompanying museum. ⌂ Quai François-Mauriac
Immigrants make up 75013 q Bibliothèque
approximately 12 per François-Mitterrand, quai
cent of the population de la Gare W Bibliothèque
in France. François-Mitterand @ 62,
64, 89, 132, 325 # 10am–
8pm Tue–Sat, 1–7pm Sun
¢ Public hols, 1 week in Sep
∑ bnf.fr
These four great book-shaped
towers house some 10 million
volumes, and the libraries
here offer more than 400,000
titles. Other re sources include
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