Paris starts building 'Triangle' tower despite green opposition

PARIS: Construction of a 42-floor, pyramid-shaped skyscraper began in Paris on Thursday despite objections from local politicians and associations and environmentalists who have branded the project"catastrophic".

Designed by Swiss architects Herzog and Meuron, the Triangle Tower - which is to resemble a giant wedge of Toblerone chocolate - is to be completed in 2026 at a cost of €660 million , according to developers Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield . The conservative mayor of the 15th district, Philippe Goujon, is also against the project, telling AFP that"the neighbourhood will be devastated for several years".The city's Green legislators have denounced the tower as a"climatic aberration" that should be abandoned because of its"catastrophic carbon footprint".

The lease runs for 80 years and URW has agreed to pay city hall €2 million per year for its duration.

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