Paris will have a new landmark, a triangular skyscraper

Paris - In Paris, after a long legal battle, the construction of a triangular skyscraper has been given the green light. The 180-meter-high building with 42 floors, named "Tour Triangle," will rise on the southern edge of the French capital and will include, among other things, a luxury hotel and offices. The new Parisian landmark is expected to be completed by 2024, when the Summer Olympic Games will take place in the city, reports the French press.

The skyscraper, featuring a "sky bar" at the top and a cultural center, was designed by Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, who were also behind the Beijing Olympic Stadium known as the Bird's Nest. Construction, which is set to begin next year, will cost half a billion euros (nearly 13 billion CZK) and is expected to create around 5,000 jobs.

According to the French press, no buildings of this height have been constructed in Paris since the Montparnasse Tower was built in 1972.

The triangular tower has faced criticism from local residents and especially from environmentalists, who believe the building will be ecologically very demanding and will have a negative impact on the surrounding area. Three organizations therefore turned to the administrative court, which dismissed their complaint on Monday.

The controversial project was initially rejected by the Paris city hall in 2014, but later approved in a modified version by a narrow majority.

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