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Gare du Nord revamp ‘indecent’, say leading French architects

Open letter from architects, historians and town planners attacks €600m plan to create vast shopping space in Paris railway station.

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Leading French architects have attacked the planned glass renovation of the Gare du Nord rail station in Paris, warning that the project to create a vast shopping space is “unacceptable”, “indecent” and a “serious offence to transport users”, reports The Guardian.

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