Construction of a skyscraper in Paris frozen

The famous French architect Jean Nouvel said that work on the project of construction of a skyscraper in the style of "high tech" on the outskirts of Paris is temporarily suspended due to the crisis caused by the financial difficulties investors. In 2008, the Nouvel has won a contract to build a skyscraper Signal Tower of concrete, glass and metal. Its construction is part of an ambitious plan for the reconstruction of a dull business district of La Defense on the eastern outskirts of Paris. "As soon as the crisis subsides, we will begin to implement this project", - assured architect. According to the representative of the Council for the Development of the Paris business district of La Defense (EPAD), Nouvel wrote to the Council to postpone the project, which is positioned as the most significant architectural undertaking since the time of the Eiffel Tower. The main sponsor of the construction was to be the Spanish group the Medea, however, due to the global crisis that hit the Spanish real estate market, it refused to participate in the project. On this Site www.straitstimes.com