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The Antigone District is a neighbourhood part of Montpellier, southern France, at 43°36′29″N, 3°53′24″E. It is best known for its architectural design by Ricardo Bofill. Montpellier (Occitan Montpelhièr) is a city in the south of France. ...
Ricardo Bofill (born December 5, 1939) is a Catalan architect. ...
The district is build on the grounds of the former Joffre barracks, of which nowadays only Montpellier's citadel remains. In 1977, then mayor Georges Frêche started the process that led to the construction of the district. Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre (January 12, 1852 - January 3, 1931) was a Catalan French general who became prominent in the battles of World War I. Joffre was born in Rivesaltes, Roussillon. ...
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For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...
The district's architect is Ricardo Bofill, from nearby Catalonia. It is designed in a grand neo-classical way, blowing up classical motives such as pediments, entablatures and pilasters to gigantical scale. The district is located between the old centre of Montpellier and the river Lez. At the opposite site of the river, the Hôtel de la Région Languedoc-Roussillon is also designed by Bofill and together with Antigone makes for one great visual axis 1 kilometre in length, nicknamed the Champs-Élysées of Montpellier. For other uses, see Architect (disambiguation). ...
Capital Barcelona Official languages Catalan, Spanish, Aranese Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 6th in Spain 32 114 km² 6,3% Population – Total (2005) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 2nd in Spain 6 995 206 15,9% 217,82/km² GDP Total (2004) GDP: €157,124 billion GDP per /capita: $26,550...
Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ...
A pediment is a classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns. ...
An entablature is a classical architectural element, the superstructure which lies horizontally above the columns, resting on their capitals. ...
In architecture, pilasters comprise slightly-projecting pseudo-columns built into or onto a wall, with capitals and bases. ...
Capital Montpellier Land area¹ 27,376 km² Regional President Georges Frêche (PS) (since 2004) Population - Jan. ...
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The Champs-Elysées (pronounced , literally the Elysian fields) is a broad avenue in the French capital, Paris. ...
After Antigone, more sites on this side of Montpellier were developed.
The buildings consist mostly of low-income housing, public facilities and local shops, thus creating a lively district.
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