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Monthly archive avril 2013
Le Silo

Le Silo

 The Silo, built in 1924, used to be a wheat container at the time of Marseille’s grand commercial days. Abandoned for a while, it was declared historical industrial building and bought by the town of Marseille in 2001, after an extensive renovation from 2007 onwards, it became partly an office block, and finally opened the...
La renaissance du Vieux port

La renaissance du Vieux port

  Although the vieux port’s actual face seems quite normal to most considering it’s importance as Marseille’s focal point, it used to be no more than a few feet wide stretch of sidewalk with most of the pavement dedicated to traffic and boat owners. Although the planners couldn’t make the traffic disappear completely (the car...
MP2013 @ La Vieille Charitée

MP2013 @ La Vieille Charitée

La Vieille Charite, one of Marseille’s architect Pierre Pujet’s masterpiece used to be a shelter house for the poor. Abandonned, it was refurbished in the 1980’s. It now houses the Mediterranean Architectural Museum.  It’s peaceful courtyard is a welcome stop on a hot day after a stroll through the Panier, or now, through the sea...