"Paris-Story" is your gateway to Paris
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In just under an hour and a half, Paris-Story takes you into an extraordinary cultural playland, fun and interactive, to discover the real Paris. In no time at all, and in your own language, you’ll come to understand the history, geography and yes, even the very soul of this magnificent city. The show and the interactive model will help you make choices, get oriented, and save you precious time during your visit.
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A time machine!
In 50 minutes and in English, Paris opens up to you all through the centuries: from Lutèce (the ancient name for Paris) to the Paris of today. On a 12-meter-wide panoramic screen, with Victor Hugo appearing via holographic video, you will travel through 2000 years of history with thousands of photographs, filmed documents and archive images. Poetry, excitement, great music and special effects combine to help you discover Paris on your own. And if you’re already familiar with Paris, we’ve got some wonderful and unusual surprises for you. Don’t miss this astonishing trip through time!
Miniature Paris
Paris at your fingertips!
Have fun finding where you are in Paris with the first interactive model of the city (3D and in colour!) Just as if you were flying over Paris, you’ll be able to locate all the important monuments, perspectives, gardens, major sites, and the sequence of city walls. Touch-screens provide access to photographs and a description of the 156 most important sites in Paris, including the ones featured in the Da Vinci Code!
180 touchable images will help you find each important site.
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Paris Experience
Thrills guaranteed!
A gallery of five plasma screens featuring short films made exclusively for Explore Paris! a unique look at the city focusing on five topics :
Paris and the Seine
Paris architecture and monuments
Paris on foot
Paris by night
Hidden and unusual Paris
Another extraordinary experience : you will see 3D images of Paris on a flat screen without wearing special glasses!
And just so you won’t miss out on anything from this fountain of information, you can use the Internet point, with all the necessary links, to quench your thirst for information about Paris and its treasures. For the first time ever in 3D, you will see "Panorama while going to the top of the Eiffel Tower" filmed by the Lumière Brothers in 1898.
Practical Informations
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Access:
11b rue Scribe
75009 PARIS
M̩tro : Op̩ra РRER : Auber