The project began with the construction, close to the Place d'Italie, of six inter-related towers, each about one hundred metres tall, but, because of scathing criticism from the Parisian citizenry and lukewarm support from the Giscard d'Estaing government, the effort, for the most part, was abandoned in 1975.
The project, which began near Place d'Italie, involved constructing six interconnected towers, each approximately one hundred meters tall, but due to public disapproval and lack of government support from Giscard d'Estaing, the endeavor was largely abandoned in 1975.