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The French Ministry of Culture requests the removal of a non-compliant installation

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If the request made by Culture Minister Rachida Dati to Société Foncière Lyonnaise (SFL) the day before yesterday, Thursday 18 April, is acted upon, it is a welcome one. This developer is in charge of restructuring the former Louvre des Antiquaires, which will soon house the Fondation Cartier. A few days ago, however, many people were stunned to discover that a particularly ugly glass canopy (ill. 1 and 3 to 6) had been installed on rue Saint-Honoré, damaging the façade of this building just a stone’s throw from the Louvre and the Palais-Royal.

1. The canopy in rue Saint-Honoré
(current state)
Photo: Didier Rykner
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2. La résille installée en 2004 sur l’immeuble de Georges Vaudoyer rue Saint-Honoré par l’architecte…

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