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Paris lowers height limit for new buildings

The Paris council is to introduce a height limit of 37 metres for new building constructions across the capital as part of a long-term 'bioclimatic' plan to cope with rising temperatures and a shortage of housing.

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No new tall buildings will be allowed in Paris under a planning law that ends the French capital’s relatively brief flirtation with high-rise architecture, reports The Times.

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