Antigone district

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Antigone district is a postmodern urban neighborhood in Montpellier, France, known for its grand neoclassical-inspired architecture designed by Ricardo Bofill.

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instanceOf urban district
adjacentTo Lez River NERFINISHED
Montpellier city centre NERFINISHED
architect Ricardo Bofill NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle neoclassical-inspired architecture
postmodern architecture
connectedBy tramway lines of Montpellier
continent Europe
country France
designer Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura NERFINISHED
developmentType urban renewal project
follows Avenue du Pont Juvénal axis
governedBy Municipality of Montpellier NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic colonnades and arches
large plazas
mixed-use buildings
monumental scale
strong axial composition
symmetrical urban layout
use of classical orders in a modern way
hasLandmark Hotel de Région (regional council building) NERFINISHED
Place de l’Europe NERFINISHED
Place du Nombre d’Or NERFINISHED
hasPublicSpace fountains
green spaces
pedestrian esplanades
squares
hasUse administrative
commercial
recreational
residential
inspiredBy Roman architecture
classical Greek architecture
languageUsedForToponyms French
locatedIn Montpellier NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Hérault NERFINISHED
Occitanie NERFINISHED
mainConstructionPeriod 1980s
namedAfter Antigone NERFINISHED
partOf Montpellier city centre NERFINISHED
startDate late 1970s
tourismAttractionType architectural tourism site
urban promenade area
urbanPlanningConcept grand axis from city centre towards the Lez River

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Montpellier hasLandmark Antigone district