The old fountain has been removed -
E. Martin / ANP / 20 Minutes
The fountain of the Nice courthouse, deemed "defective" was demolished by the metropolis, triggering many reactions on social networks.
An olive tree-shaped sculpture will be installed instead.
" But why ?
Such a waste !
".
Monday, seeing the photo accompanying a Facebook post and relaying the destruction of the "marble fountain which adorned the square of the courthouse" in Nice, a "shame", the blood of Guillaume Aral did not turn .
The former elected RN and art dealer goes there franco and denounces a "crime" of the municipality.
He even calls for a demonstration on Saturday.
Since then, anger has been expressed on social networks.
And the community chose to respond to it on Tuesday with a press release explaining that the “metropolis and neighborhood associations are mobilizing around a project to redevelop the square”, “arbitrated two years ago”.
A new configuration is planned while, according to her, "this emblematic place is occupied by many suction cup vehicles parked randomly and illegally, disturbing pedestrians and traders".
A metal or "real" tree?
She confirms that the “defective” fountain will give way to a “work by the artist Laurent Bosio, sponsored by traders”.
The metal sculpture, a stylized olive tree, "a symbol of peace and reconciliation, will find all its coherence in this space of the Place du Palais-de-Justice", continues the metropolis.
Not enough to satisfy Guillaume Aral, nor the elected environmentalists who are wondering this Tuesday "where is the green city, refreshed promised by the mayor of Nice".
"We deplore the fact that this fountain has not been sufficiently maintained", they write, also demanding "that a real tree be planted", accompanied by "pergolas".
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