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The Salle Pleyel, close to the Champs-Elysées in Paris, hosts some 200 concerts each year. Since 2006, the Cité de la musique has managed and organized the programming for this venue. If you want to know more about it

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« La Cité de la musique, a small city »

Christian de Portzamparc designed this ensemble like a small city where each element of the design gives rise to a specific form. These distinctive volumes are connected by a network of fluid and transparent spaces, creating circulation and meeting places.

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