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The terrace of the Café Beaubourg
star architects, Christian de 8 Forum des Halles (see left). Beneath it is Châtelet-
Portzamparc, who created the 101 Porte Berger 75001. Map 13 A2. Les-Halles, Paris’s busiest Metro
impressive Cité de la Musique in Tel 01 44 76 95 56. q Les Halles. and RER transport hub.
the Parc de la Villette (see p238). W Châtelet-Les-Halles. Open In 2010, the city, aware that
Its vast terrace is lined with 10am–8pm Mon–Sat, 11am–7pm the Forum was becoming
comfortable wicker chairs. The Sun. ∑ forumdeshalles.com known as somewhat shabby
spacious and coolly elegant and unsafe at night, announced
interior is decorated with rows of The Forum des Halles, known a major remodelling project
books, which soften its severely simply as Les Halles, was built in which, under the direction of
Art Deco ambience. The café is a 1979, amid much controversy, architect David Mangin, is now
favourite meeting point for art on the site of Paris’s famous old complete, the gardens being
dealers from the surrounding fruit and vegetable market as the last element to take shape.
galleries and Pompidou Centre part of the massive central Today, Paul Berger’s distinctive
staff. It serves light meals and redevelopment that also saw Canopy, a new, swooping steel
brunch. If the crush gets too the building of the Pompidou roof structure, welcomes visitors
much around Les Halles, the Centre (see pp110–11). Les Halles to a revamped, airier, more
Café Beaubourg is the ideal was transformed into a leisure welcoming environment in
place to soothe the nerves. complex, partly underground, which to shop, dine and watch
with shops and restaurants, a a film.
7 Forum multi-screen cinema, a swimming
pool and the fantastic Forum
des Images des Images film archive centre
2 Rue du Cinéma, Forum des Halles
75001. Map 13 A2. Tel 01 44 76 63
00. q Les Halles. W Châtelet-Les- Pygmalion by Julio
Halles. Open Collections: 1–9pm Silva in the Forum
Tue–Fri, 2–9pm Sat & Sun; Information des Halles
& Café: 12:30–9pm Tue–Fri, 2–9pm
Sat & Sun. & 7 -
∑ forumdesimages.fr
At the forum, you can choose
from thousands of cinema,
television and amateur films.
Many feature the city of Paris.
There is footage on the history
of Paris since 1895, including a
remarkable newsreel of
General de Gaulle avoiding
sniper fire during the Liberation
of Paris in 1944. There are
countless movies, such as
Truffaut’s Baisers Volés. On
Friday evenings, the forum also
hosts “Cours de Cinéma”, when
classic films are analysed. There
are also regular film festivals,
“midnight movies” screenings
and short film evenings.

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