A real place on screen
Les Espaces d’Abraxas
Le Palacio, Le Théâtre and L’Arc form a monumental residential ensemble. Oversized classical forms and dramatic communal spaces make its everyday housing feel strangely theatrical.
- Architect / attribution
- Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura
- Building chronology
- 1982
- Place
- Noisy-le-Grand, France
The real building
Vue d'ensemble sur les bâtiments de l'Arche (au centre) et du Palais d'Abraxas (en arrière plan) dans le quartier des Espaces d'Abraxas à Noisy-le-Grand (Seine-Saint-Denis).
Films at Les Espaces d’Abraxas
Brazil (1985)
On screen: Monumental city architecture
The local tourism body documents the ensemble’s appearance in Brazil. It is a residential complex, not a surviving film set.
In the film
Movie frames and production stills are shown separately from photographs of the real building. Film and image credits remain with their respective owners.
Movie frame
Brazil · Embassy International Pictures / Universal Pictures / 20th Century Fox · Scene image source
Filming evidence
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)
On screen: The Capitol’s monumental cityscape
Explore Paris specifically identifies the second Mockingjay film among the productions shot here.
In the film
Movie frames and production stills are shown separately from photographs of the real building. Film and image credits remain with their respective owners.
Production still
Murray Close / Lionsgate · Scene image source
Filming evidence
Building sources
A screen appearance does not imply public access. Consult the venue for current visiting arrangements.