La Géode is a sphere with a diameter of 36 metres and an Omnimax theatre in the Parc de la Villette at the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, 19th arrondissement. It houses a movie theater with a 1000 m2 hemispheric screen and shows movies on nature, space and journeys using the Omnimax technology.

Le Zénith is the common name for more than a dozen similar, purpose-built concert venues in France. There are 15 such venues located in Caen, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Lille, Limoges, Montpellier, Nancy, Nantes, Orléans, Paris, Pau, Rouen, Strasbourg, Toulon and Toulouse. The first Zénith was built in Paris in 1983 to replace the converted slaughter-house Pavillon de Paris. The venue has a capacity of approximately 7,000 for concerts. It is located in the parc de la Villette, 19th arrondissement.

Porte de la Villette is a station of the Paris Métro, in the 19th arrondissement of Paris. The nearby Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, located in the Parc de la Villette, is the biggest science museum in Europe.