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.
A project that started near Place d'Italie with the construction of six interconnected towers, each about one hundred meters high, faced significant setbacks. Public criticism and lukewarm support from the Giscard d'Estaing government led to its abandonment in 1975.