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A NEW LOOK FOR THE GARDENS
IN FRONT OF THE CASINO
T
oday, the face of Monaco is changing dramatically.
Most of the territory of the principality is undergoing
construction – work is underway on the construction
of premium luxury residences, such as, for example,
the Giroflées Tower in the La Rousse area in northern Monaco,
which will accommodate 73 luxury apartments, shops, a spa,
a swimming pool and parking on its 22 floors. The construction
of the new Princess Grace Hospital building has begun on
the avenue Pasteur, with 400 hospital beds and 650 parking
spaces. The Testimonio II project is beginning to take its final
shape – a new quarter between boulevard d'Italie and avenue
Princesse Grace, which includes several luxury residential
complexes, parking spaces, landscape parks, and the new
International School of Monaco.
However, the main construction project will increase
the territory of the principality through the expansion of
the coastline and the construction of the Portier Cove
eco-district. By 2025, villas and luxury apartments,
a shopping complex, a new part of the Grimaldi
Forum, underground parking, a landscape park and
a promenade with a marina will appear here.
In July 2018, work began on the creation of an
underwater belt with the installation of 18 reinforced
concrete caissons, the last of which was installed
in mid-September 2019. The new coastline of
the principality is now finally formed. The next stage
began in mid-October 2019; draining the salt
marshes inside this perimeter and filling them with
quarry sand; this will require about 750 thousand
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he inhabitants of Monaco again had the long-
awaited opportunity to enjoy the magnificent
view of the Monte-Carlo Casino, going down
from avenue de la Costa to Casino Square
through the renovated Jardins des Boulingrins. After
the opening of the One Monte-Carlo quarter in February
2019, about 20 fashion boutiques, which were previously
located in a boulder-shaped structure on the territory of
the gardens, moved to new premises, and the structure
itself was dismantled. Landscape designers tried to restore
the splendour of the gardens, which were designed by French
landscape architect Édouard André in 1879, and at
the same time integrate them into the infrastructure of the new
One Monte-Carlo area.
Architect Michel Desvigne, the project manager, made use
of documentary evidence, mainly photographs, to restore
the splendour of the gardens to that of the era of Edouard Andre.
About 50 historical plants that were temporarily transplanted
during the construction of the complex were returned and
now bask alongside new plants on a gentle slope opposite
the Casino building. Jardins des Boulingrins have once
again become a place for walking and recreation, as well
as a popular location for photographs among numerous
guests of the Principality.
tons of sand. This phase is expected to be completed in
the spring of 2020. The first buildings should be built
in 2022, and the entire area will be commissioned and
released for exploitation in 2025.
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