around Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection. A colourful offbeat playground welcomes chil- CENTRE POMPIDOU dren aged 7 to 11. 101 Porte Berger (1st). M Les Halles.o 01 44 76 96 56. Daily. Mon to Sat: 10am- 19HÔTEL DE VILLE DE PARIS 8.30pm. Sun: 11am-7pm. https://fr.westfield.com/forumdeshalles 21ÉGLISE SAINT-EUSTACHE At the heart of Les Halles, the church of Saint-Eustache is remarkable for its cathedral-like proportions and the wealth of artworks it contains, including Colbert’s tomb by Coysevox and a painting by Rubens. Its distinctive architecture combines Gothic Since 1357, this building in a neo-Renaissance facades and Renaissance and classical inte- style has been the headquarters of the Paris riors. It boasts the largest organ in France City Council. At 29 rue de Rivoli, you will find and offers free recitals for the public, every the main information point of the Tourist Sunday afternoon. Faithful to its musical Office; and the Paris Rendez-vous space, heritage, the church welcomes philhar- which sells gifts and souvenirs stamped ‘Ville monic groups, choirs and prestigious festi- de Paris’. The City Hall and its square are the vals throughout the year. scene of major free events throughout the 146 rue Rambuteau (1st). M Les Halles.o year: exhibitions, festive events, live broad- 01 42 36 31 05. Daily. Mon to Fri: 9.30am- casts of sporting events, etc. 7pm. Sat: 10am-7.15pm. Sun: 9am-7.15pm. Place de l’Hôtel de Ville. Temporary exhibitions: www.saint-eustache.org entrance at 5 rue Lobeau or 29 rue de Rivoli 22BOURSE DE COMMERCE – (4th). M Hôtel de Ville.o Temporary PINAULT COLLECTION exhibitions: daily, except Sun and public holidays. Free. www.paris.fr 20WESTFIELD FORUM DES HALLES AND ITS GARDEN Its curvilinear ‘Canopy’, an astonishing 14-metre-high structure inspired by plants, lets light filter in through 18,000 ‘scales of glass’ … On the site of the former Paris food market, this busy shopping centre houses The inauguration of the Bourse de Com- more than 120 shops, restaurants, a cinema merce – Pinault Collection will complete complex, a swimming pool, two media librar- the regeneration of the district of Les Halles ies, the Forum des Images and even a ‘park- and provide an exceptional cultural offering our’ centre. At the edge of the Forum, the in the heart of the capital. After Venice (the Nelson Mandela Garden (four hectares) leads Palazzo Grassi, inaugurated in 2006, and the to the church of Saint-Eustache and the Punta de la Dogana, opened in 2009), it is in Paris that François Pinault opens a third DID YOU KNOW? venue to show his contemporary art collec- tion. A total of 3,000 m² of exhibition space The ‘Parc Rives de Seine’ includes the in an 18th-century building revamped by pedestrianized areas of the Left Bank Tadao Ando, winner of the Pritzker (archi- (see p.36) … in addition to a 4.5-km tecture) Prize in 1995. stretch on the Right Bank of the Seine, 2 rue de Viarmes (1st). M Les Halles.o from the Quai des Tuileries to the Port de 01 55 04 60 60. Opening scheduled for l’Arsenal! early 2021. www.boursedecommerce.fr 26| HISTORIC HEART