 Canopy over the mall | |
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| Location | Paris, France |
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| Opening date | 1979, reconstruction by 2018 |
| Owner | Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (mall), RATP (transit hub) |
| No. of stores and services | 168 |
| Total retail floor area | 60,000 square metres |
| Parking | 2,100 spaces |
| Public transit access |           |
| Website | www |
Les Halles (French pronunciation: [le al]; 'The Halls') was Paris' central fresh food market. It last operated on 12 January 1973[1] and was replaced by an underground shopping centre and a park. The unpopular modernist development was demolished yet again in 2010, and replaced by the Westfield Forum des Halles, a modern shopping mall built largely underground and topped by an undulating 2.5 hectare canopy. The mall sees around 50 million visitors every year,[2] making it the busiest in France as of 2019.[3] It is directly connected to the massive RER and métro transit hub of Châtelet–Les Halles, Paris's busiest station.
- ^ "Les Halles Dead at 200, A Victim of Progress". The New York Times. January 13, 1973. p. 8. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ "Westfield Forum des Halles". Visit Paris Region. Centres d'Accueil Régionaux du Tourisme. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ^ "Paris : 50 millions de visiteurs et un nouveau nom pour le Forum des Halles". Le Parisien. 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2023-12-11.