Friday, December 17, 2010

Illegal mall in Istanbul's Beyoğlu to be cut down to size

"Illegal mall in Istanbul's Beyoğlu to be cut down to size

ERKAN AKTUĞ
ISTANBUL - Radikal
The construction of the Demirören mall prompted criticism after the long-under-wraps building was revealed to be taller than a nearby historical building. Radikal photo, Mine TUDUK

The construction of the Demirören mall prompted criticism after the long-under-wraps building was revealed to be taller than a nearby historical building. Radikal photo, Mine TUDUK

Construction must be halted and the top floors removed from a central Istanbul shopping mall criticized for being taller and wider than originally planned, the city’s municipal renovation board has decreed."

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