2 Venues and Legacy 2 37. La Villette Great Hall 38. Stade Pierre-de-Coubertin Situated in the largest urban cultural park in the capital, La Villette Great Hall is a A major Parisian sport heritage, the Stade Pierre-de-Coubertin is a multi-purpose national monument and a highly flexible multi-purpose venue. venue, highly flexible and perfectly adapted to host elite sports competitions. 5,000 8 km 4,000 12 km I The venue The Stade Pierre-de-Coubertin will host Boccia competitions for the Paralympic Games. The Stade Pierre-de-Coubertin is the historic indoor arena situated in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. I Location Built on the occasion of the Exposition Universelle (World Fair) of 1937 from a design by the architectural The Stade Pierre-de-Coubertin is located 14 km south firm Carre and Clavel, the Stade Pierre-de-Coubertin of the Paralympic Village. It is accessible by car via the was named after the founder of the modern Olympic Paris ring road. In addition, it benefits from regular movement who passed away the same year. This bus services as well as rail connection through Metro municipal venue has expanded over the decades into line 9. It is also served by the Paris public bicycle- a full sports complex, including two smaller courts, a sharing system (Vélib’) and electric car sharing service shooting range, tennis courts and a conference hall. (Autolib’) with multiple stations nearby. The Stade Pierre-de-Coubertin was fully renovated in 1990 by architect Didier Drummond, whose design I Experience added a new façade, expanded its seating capacity to 4,000, modernised the main arena, doubled the The Stade Pierre-de-Coubertin has hosted a number size of the athlete preparation areas, and expanded of international events, including the annual Challenge service areas including a medical facility, a lounge, a International de Paris (fencing), since 1953; the annual cafeteria and a state-of-the-art media room. A unique Grand Slam Paris (judo), 1971-1999; the annual WTA I The venue duration of the Games. 2 1,000 m glass wall enables all incoming spectators to Paris Open (tennis), 1993-2014; BWF Badminton World La Villette Great Hall will host the Judo and Taekwondo be immediately aware of the game in action. Championships, 2010. The venue has also hosted finals La Villette Great Hall is a national monument of the 19th competitions for the Paralympic Games. of the wheelchair basketball national championships, century and a masterpiece of industrial architecture. The multi-purpose venue is very flexible, regularly accommodating competitions in basketball, handball, most recently in 2014. The venue is situated in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, a vibrant area in the north-east suburbs which I Location judo, karate, tennis, boxing and fencing, among others. has developed architecture, leisure, culture and nature over the past decade. La Villette Great Hall is located 8 km east of the The cast-iron building was designed by architects Jules Paralympic Village. It is accessible by car via the ring de Mérindol and Louis-Adolphe Janvier and served as road. In addition, it benefits from regular bus services the city’s main abattoir from its opening in 1867 until its as well as multiple rail connections through Metro lines closure in 1974. Following an extensive renovation, the 5 and 7, Suburban railway RER E, Tramway Line 3b. It is Great Hall became a cultural and event centre, offering also served by the Paris public bicycle-sharing system great flexibility with 18,000 m² of exhibition space. (Vélib’) and electric car sharing service (Autolib’) with multiple stations nearby. The Great Hall is situated within the Villette Park, a hugely successful urban generation project of I Experience the 1980’s designed by architect Bernard Tschumi. Extending over 55 hectares, it is the largest public La Villette Great Hall hosts numerous cultural and park in Paris and plays host to a number of cultural exhibition events every year. institutions that attract a large number of visitors, including the Zenith (Boxing and Powerlifting venue), the Cité de Sciences et de l’Industrie, the Cité de la Musique and the recently opened Philharmonie de Paris. The Park will be the location of a live site for the 56 - PARIS 2024 PARIS 2024 - 57