Forum des Halles
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Forum des Halles is located in the heart of the Paris; it has a park at ground level, a large underground mall, and one of the world’s largest underground subway stations.
This underground shopping complex has many features, such as big-name department stores, eateries, shops, and restaurants spread throughout the surrounding area. The most popular among locals is the small park connecting to the forum in which they can enjoy a quick lunch or some relaxation while in the middle of their shopping activity. The best thing in the Forum, they separate pedestrians from the structures as they look through the various restaurants, cultural institutions, discotheques, museums, cinemas, and boutiques located throughout the underground level.
As the population grew over time, congestion in the area was unavoidable. For more than 800 years the Forum des Halles sat on the ground of the famous old market Halles and served as the central marketplace of Paris. Hundreds of food stands and cafes were forced to relocate to a suburban area called Rungis during late 20th century. Later on, the huge marketplace gone; the city’s full-of-life area was now nothing more than an enormous hole in the ground. Finally in the long run, after several years, the city decided to turn the la trou des Halles (the hole of the Halles) into what we know as the famous Forum des Halles.