How many of Paris buildings are fakes? I’m French, I’ve lived in Paris for 10 years and I’m investigating Paris’ fake buildings! Let’s uncover their secrets together! 🙂
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Très interessante. Merci beaucoup.
It’s a strip club.
They have them in all major cities in the UK. The famous one is London is a beautiful row of 3 storey grand Georgian terraced houses with neat gardens up front and the warm glow of lights behind the net curtains on timer switches to give the illusion that they are lived in. It is in fact a facade about 4 or 5 foot deep, behind it is an above ground part of the subway system used to provide ventilation and access in the event of an emergency. Another famous one in Liverpool is a tall turret with striking art deco stone features which is lit from below at night like a beacon. This actually a ventilation shaft for the Mersey Tunnel. In the suburbs of Paris France is a town called Le Plessi Robinson. It voted in a communist local government 50 years ago and they knocked the quaint very old town down and built brutalist concrete block Soviet type housing mainly consisting of poorly built apartment's with badly planned public access areas. It was an eyesore and became a sink hole housing estate with lot's of crime, graffiti and unkempt litter strewn streets and dangerous under passes which no one but druggies and the homeless sheltered in. 20 Years ago they voted out the communists and re built the town, turning it back into the beautiful old French town it used to be. It is amazing and has become a tourist attraction [I have been]. They also gave the newly built houses and apartments back to the people who lived there before and now has zero crime. There is a lot of info on Google as to the regeneration of this town and it's award winning architects.
J’ai travaillé chez Bouygues dans un service spécialisé dans la rénovation. Toutes les facades hausmannienes sont classées monuments historiques et ne peuvent pas être détruites .c’est donc presque tout les champs Elysees ,la Madeleine et bien plus encore qui ont étés refaits avec le creusement de jusqu’à cinq niveaux de parking sous le bâtiment existant, ce qui est une véritable prouesse qui consiste à soulever le bâtiment et le reposer sur ses nouvelles fondations .
Very interesting video. Thank you.
I thought it was a utility building, along the lines of telephone substation, natural gas distrubtion hub, etc. I figured local regulations required these buildings to fit the local decor.
So cool..I didn't know that about Paris!😂
Nous avons de tels faux édifices à Toronto au Canada. Ils ne sont pas aussi beaux que ceux de Paris, mais ils sont là et ont la même fonction.
Coucou Lucile, Au début j'ai bien cru à un poisson d'avril ! 😂
Je suis parisien et c'est très intéressant
for a research project i need a book , article or something like that to understand what was paris like in 1900. would you help me with that?
Very cool! I wish they did that in North America…. Paris is such a beautiful city!
very interesting video and sponsor I didn't know about 🙂
Luv creativity. Among one of the many reasons. I luv Paris😊😊😊
> "Paris has a network of data centers hidden all around the city for security reasons"
> Proceeds to reveal the exact location of one of them
> 🤣
je suis parisienne et je n'avais aucune idée ! merci pour cette video c'était passionnant.
Awesome video Lucile ! I've been to Paris numerous times and did not know that …. Thanks ! 🥰
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Awesome video, Lucile! History and buildings in general intrigue me and this is a very cool overview 🙂 You did a great job 😊
Have a wonderful day!
That must be a European thing because it's the same in London. Love your channel. You are awesome.
It IS a crime to tear down beautiful things to make ugly things. I'm glad you still have so many lovely buildings!
Hey, your lips are incredible! 🥰
This was fun!
that's really cool and a little bit creepy!! Fascinating, though. Do you know if it happens in other cities in France, or just in Paris? Thank you for the content <3
Interesting video, I had no idea Paris had these fake buildings.
Such an interesting topic, I had no idea! Amazing video
What a great video – I watch most if not all of your output and without question this is the best! Bravo! Not sure when I’ll be back to Paris, but I’ll certainly use your guide to checkout these with all of the excitement and enthusiasm I had exploring Lyon and the traboules there. Cheers, Lucile!
Brilliant research!
I was guessing data centers or electrical substations.
What a fun and informative video. Thank you Lucile!!
Those old buildings creep me out 😂
There are some fake facades in London too. One of the better known ones – it featured in a Sherlock Holmes TV episode – is in Leinster Gardens, Bayswater. It hides an open railway section for the underground.
Lucile, you're the best! Love your videos! Keep'em coming!!! 😀
Good to know that these fake buildings have a purpose like hosting a data centre. Unlike Turkmenistan's fake buildings.