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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 |
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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.