Les Quatre Temps - Paris, France
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Les Quatre Temps is a shopping center is the main business district of La Defense, Paris, in the commune of Puteaux.
Waymark Code: WMCTQ4
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 10/11/2011
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Les Quatre Temps is a shopping center is the main business district of La Defense, Paris, in the commune of Puteaux.
In 1970, a first draft "Tête Défense" was implemented, the study was conducted by the architect Ieoh Ming Pei. He proposed to build a tower in the axis of the triumphal arch, and a shopping center 200 000 m2. The project was ultimately not made, but, in 1972 it was decided in 1972 to build a shopping center.
Architects Lagneau, Weill and Dimitrijevic were responsible for the construction of the mall, which was completed in 1981. The center has 110,000 m2 of retail space. Initially it was expected that the mall would home luxury shops and a Printemps store. At the end there was no luxury shops but consumer goods shops and an Auchan hypermarket were established in three levels of the "Quatre Temps".
Several national retailers have been present for several years before giving way to others, including:
* The Samaritan woman (the current site of Auchan)
* Marks & Spencer
* St. Maclou
* Bricorama
* Extrapolate (now Virgin Megastore)
* La Redoute
* Habitat.
The shopping center was completely renovated between 2006 and 2008. The renovation, which took place in several phases, involved both the interior, the exterior facades as shops. Initially, the mall was expanded to the west, encompassing the ancient hill of the car. This extension, situated on the 3rd floor of the center and called "the dome" includes twenty-two restaurants (including Starbucks and Paradise of the fruit) and a new multiplex 16 rooms, UGC Ciné Cité La Défense. The Toys "R" Us has also been attached grown to become the largest in Europe (4000 m2). The renovation continued eastward, ending April 2, 2008 by opening a store Castorama in place of the old cinema UGC.
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