Parc Andre-Citroen

Paris

Parc André Citroën was built in the final decade of the twentieth century on the site of a former automobile factory in Paris. It was part of President François Mitterrand’s Grandes Operations d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme program, which aimed to transform Paris by building modern monuments—parks, squares, and gardens—throughout the city. The two large conservatories face each other across a plaza of water fountains that jet from stone pavers. Just as the glass palaces of the previous century were made possible by new engineering and building technology, the conservatories of Parc Citroën make innovative use of a new technology—tension cables to support the structure and glass skin.

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