La Géode

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Coordinates: 48°53′40″N 02°23′19″E / 48.89444°N 2.38861°E / 48.89444; 2.38861

La Geode in Park de la Villette.

La Géode is an Omnimax theatre in the Parc de la Villette at the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie in Paris. It opened on May 6, 1985. It is fitted with the only 12.1 sound system in the world, designed by Cabasse. After a similar venue located in La Défense closed in 2001, La Géode became the only spherical building in the Île-de-France region of France.

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[edit] Structure

La Géode is a sphere with a diameter of 36 metres, consisting of 6433 steel triangles. It cost 130 million francs to build.[1]

[edit] Theatre

The films are projected on IMAX format on the giant half-spherical screen.

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