Paramount Park, Dance club in Rödermark, Germany
Paramount Park occupied a long, low former ice rink in Rödermark with a grey concrete facade and flat roofline. Inside, the 3,200-square-metre club was divided into the Mirage main hall, the smaller Cotton Club and bar areas such as the Hollywood Cafe. The Mirage dance floor lay about two metres below ground level and was covered with aluminium plates, with four raised dance platforms at its outer edges and a DJ booth facing a stage.
The club transformed a former ice rink building and operated from October 1993 to October 2002 as one of Germany's largest entertainment venues. During this period, it regularly drew prominent DJs and techno producers from across Europe.
The name Paramount Park still refers to the remains of the hall, whose front section was used as an event venue under the name Nachtlicht from 2009, with regular disco operations discontinued in favour of private hire. The building later housed the DejaVue disco from 16 October 2011 and afterwards the Voices Club. Revival parties under the Paramount Park name have been held at the Centralstation in Darmstadt since 16 June 2018, with resident DJs Ulli Brenner, Michael Hennes and Rick Air.
The building stands in Rödermark, Hesse, and the fire brigade is stationed directly diagonally opposite. The main Mirage dance floor lay about two metres below the surrounding level, reached by steps, with four dance platforms set high on its outer sides. The DJ booth faced a stage that doubled as a dance floor after the midnight show.
At midnight, the club presented a five-minute laser performance sometimes accompanied by fireworks above the two-meter-deep aluminum-plated dance floor. This nightly light show became a signature moment that drew many visitors to the venue.
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