‘Paris Story’

A nearly 1½-hour audiovisual presentation on a 40-foot screen, “Paris Story,” tells the history of Paris from its beginnings as a Roman settlement to a modern, world-class city. Headphones allow listening in English. The center includes a 3-D, interactive model of the city plus plasma screens on special topics.

Open every day of the year; showtimes hourly, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.  €10 ($13.50) adult, €6 child (6-18). Paris Story (11 Bis rue Scribe, 70009 Paris, France; phone 33 1 42 66 62 06, fax 66 62 16, www.paris-story.com), behind the Opera.