France, March 26 -- In the run-up to the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Paris' museum of architecture and heritage is taking a closer look at the history of stadiums in France, such as the Stade Velodrome in Marseille or the Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris.
The exhibitionIl etait une fois les stades(The age of stadiums) looks at the invention of the modern stadium in France through three different angles: democratisation, performance and globalisation.
"The aim of this exhibition is really to encourage as many people as possible to think about stadiums and their architecture,"Emilie Regnault, curator of the exhibition at the Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine in Paris, told RFI.
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