The Magasins généraux rise along the Canal de l’Ourcq as a long, concrete silhouette often likened to a stationary cruise ship. Inaugurated in nineteen thirty-one, these twin industrial warehouses were built to support the expanding port of Pantin, serving for decades as a vital storage hub for grains, flour, and colonial goods arriving by barge.
Magasins généraux
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