Zénith Paris

Aerial view fromPhilharmonie de Paris (2017)
Show zoomed in Show zoomed midway Show zoomed out Interactive map of Zénith Paris
Full name	Zénith Paris – La Villette
Former names	Zénith de Paris (1984–2013)
Address	211 Avenue Jean Jaurès 75019Paris France
Location	19ème arrondissement Parc de la Villette,Paris,Île-de-France
Coordinates	48°53′39″N2°23′35″E / 48.89417°N 2.39306°E /48.89417; 2.39306
Owner	Ministère de la Culture
Capacity	9,000[1]
Construction
Built	1983
Opened	12 January 1984 (1984-01-12)
Architect	Philippe Chaix and Jean-Paul Morel
Website
Venue Website(in French)

Zénith Paris^[2] (originally known asZénith de Paris,^[3]pronounced[zenitdəpaʁi]; and commonly referred to asLe Zénith,[ləzenit]) is a multi-purposeindoor arena inParis,France. It is located in theParc de la Villette in the19th arrondissement on the edge of theCanal de l'Ourcq. Its ability to seat up to 6,293 people makes it one of the largest venues in Paris. The closest métro and RER stations arePorte de la Villette,Porte de Pantin, andPantin.

It is the first venue to bear the moniker ofLe Zénith;^[4] a group of theatre-style venues located in France each with a minimum capacity of 3,000.^[5] Because of this, the venue in Paris simply referred to as "Le Zénith" in many forms of media.

The venue was built in 1983 to replace theHippodrome de Pantin, a circus big-top which had become the main venue for touring rock bands visiting Paris (after the closing of thePavillon de Paris). The Zénith was built on the same location as the old circus tent, and was designed by architects Philippe Chaix and Jean-Paul Morel on the initiative of Minister of CultureJack Lang. It was inaugurated byRenaud at the start of 1984.

Somewhat reminiscent of theEiffel Tower, this hall was intended to be used for a fixed term of three years after which it was to be dismantled and replaced by a new hall nearby. However, instead, its success gave birth to a chain of new halls throughout France, inStrasbourg,Toulouse,Montpellier,Nantes,Clermont-Ferrand,Rouen,Dijon,Pau,Toulon,Saint-Étienne,Caen,Orléans,Nancy,Amiens,Lille andLimoges. These halls are also named "Zénith", which is a trademark registered by COKER and the Ministry of Culture.

• Le Zénith
• List of indoor arenas in France
• Parc de la Villette
• Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, City of Science and Industry in Parc de la Villette
• La Géode, anIMAX domed theatre in Parc de la Villette
• Cité de la musique, City of Music, in Parc de la Villette
• Ronin, a 1998 action thriller film featuring the venue

Media related toZénith Paris at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website(in French)

• Music venues completed in 1984
• Buildings and structures in the 19th arrondissement of Paris
• Music venues in Paris
• Indoor arenas in France
• Sports venues completed in 1984
• 1984 establishments in France
• Paris Eternal
• Esports venues in France
• Venues of the 2024 Summer Olympics

• Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas
• CS1 French-language sources (fr)
• Articles with short description
• Short description is different from Wikidata
• Use dmy dates from July 2015
• Pages using infobox mapframe without shape links in Wikidata
• Coordinates on Wikidata
• Pages with French IPA
• All articles with unsourced statements
• Articles with unsourced statements from May 2020
• Commons category link is on Wikidata
• Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia
• Articles with French-language sources (fr)
• Pages using the Kartographer extension