Les Halles
Canopy over the mall | |
| Location | Paris (1st arrondissement), France |
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| Opening date | 1979, reconstruction by 2018 |
| Owner | Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (mall), RATP (transit hub of Châtelet–Les Halles) |
| No. of stores and services | 168 |
| Total retail floor area | 60,000 square metres |
| Parking | 2,100 spaces |
| Public transit access | Châtelet Châtelet–Les Halles Les Halles |
| Website | www |
Les Halles (French pronunciation: [le al] ⓘ; 'The Halls') was Paris' central fresh food market. It last operated on 12 January 1973 and was replaced by an underground shopping centre and a park. The unpopular modernist development was demolished yet again in 2010, and replaced by the Westfield Forum des Halles, a modern shopping mall built largely underground and topped by an undulating 2.5 hectare canopy. The mall sees around 50 million visitors every year, making it the busiest in France as of 2019. It is directly connected to the massive RER and métro transit hub of Châtelet–Les Halles, Paris's busiest station.