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Here’s a brand new photo slideshow which I put together recently about the Ghost Mall in Montparnasse<\/a>. Based on ideas stolen from my photo club I started working on photo slideshows to showcase my art. I find it’s a great way to tell a story with pictures rather than just displaying pictures one after the other. The ghost mall in Montparnasse lends itself to such storytelling. <\/em><\/p>\n

The Ghost Mall in Montparnasse<\/h2>\n
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Digital photo slideshows is a new feature highlighted by Antimuseum.com. These displays showcase the evolution of the Montparnasse shopping centre, the first shopping mall in the midst of the city, buildings in 1972 in pure brutalist<\/a> style.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The infamous Montparnasse shopping centre in Paris is the aim of many criticisms over here. It is the epitome of 1980s architecture failure and in typical French fashion, the powers that be and the locals have been squabbling for ages about its potential overhaul or rebuilding.<\/p>\n

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A deserted shopping centre in the midst of the City<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As often in such cases, the result is a total disaster and what we have now is a dreary Ghost Mall in the middle of the City. This is a great place for pictures nonetheless, with comical “display coming soon” signs, “Bienvenue” posters in front of empty shops and placards warning visitors that they shouldn’t even bother to find the non-existing toilets.<\/p>\n

The Inception of the Paris Montparnasse Shopping Centre<\/h3>\n
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You will find the shopping centre next to Montparnasse Tower, the shopping centre in an infamous landmark in the Paris skyline. Its location near Gare Montparnasse station connects it to transportation networks. Its brutalist and dated architecture was often criticised for its lack of aesthetics and accessibility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Ghost Mall in Montparnasse<\/h3>\n

The first shopping centre in Paris was opened in 1972 at the foot of the Montparnasse Tower.
\nOriginally known as the “Montparnasse shopping centre”, it changed names for “Montparnasse Rive Gauche” in 2015.<\/p>\n

The Galeries Lafayette was the major attraction until 2019, but the locals have always been very critical of the 9-hectare expanse of concrete due to its lack of accessibility and aesthetics.<\/p>\n