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5. The Final Layer ‘The final layers a composition of the major ele- ments — added and found —that are unique or too large to be located according to mathemati- cal rules orto a system. The relative regularity and neutrality of the first three layers forms a background/context against which these ments become significant. They are intermediate-sized, unique objects, such as the sphere of the Science Museum, the Ariane, the Rotonde des Vétérinaires, that are placed according to organizing lines extrapo- lated from the context. The ale composition consists, in addi tion, of the two major givens —the museum and the Grand Halle —amplified by the Circular Forest and by a series of architectural interven- ions that help to define the boundaries of the park without necessarily coinciding with its perimeter: a reception square and the Baths in the north, where they counteract the dominance of the museum in that sector; the Music Zone in the south, which, together with the other major elements, helps to define an entrance zone; a Facade Building that displays the entrances to both the Boulevard and the Promenade and accommodates all the facilities necessary for the running of the park (information, police, etc.). 929

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