The 12th arrondissement, located on the Right Bank has been significantly reorganised in recent decades, especially in the areas of Cours-Saint-Emilion and Bercy, which now contain the French Ministry of Finances and the Bercy arena. The 12th arrondissement contains the Bois de Vincennes, as well as the Opéra Bastille; the second largest opera house in Paris inaugurated in 1989 on the 200th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille.
