Sporting d'Hiver
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|location = Monte Carlo, Monaco
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|status = Demolished
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|completion_date = 1932
|demolition_date = 2015
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|architectural_style = Art Deco
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|owner = Société des bains de mer de Monaco
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The Sporting d'Hiver was a historic building in Monte Carlo, Monaco, which was built in 1932 and demolished in 2015. Designed in the Art Deco architectural style, it was originally used as an event venue and exhibition space.
History
The building was completed in 1932,{{cite news|last1=Monier-Vinard|first1=Bruno|title=Monaco : la métamorphose du Carré d'or|url=http://www.lepoint.fr/immobilier/monaco-la-metamorphose-du-carre-d-or-26-05-2015-1931213_31.php|accessdate=February 5, 2016|work=Le Point|date=May 26, 2015}} and it was designed in the Art Deco style. The building was "once used to host glamorous parties and exhibitions for the world's high society".{{cite news|last1=Carpenter|first1=Elsa|title=Opposition mounts against Sporting d'Hiver demolition|url=http://www.rivieratimes.com/index.php/monaco-article/items/opposition-mounts-against-sporting-dhiver-demolition.html|accessdate=February 5, 2016|work=The Monaco Times|date=July 19, 2013}}
By 1974, most society events had moved to the newly built Monte-Carlo Sporting in the Larvotto district.{{cite book|last1=Auzias|first1=Dominique|last2=Labourdette|first2=Jean-Paul|title=Monaco|date=2013|publisher=Le Petit Futé|location=Paris|page=68|isbn=9782746966284|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_xmullH6DKkC&q=%22Sporting+d%27Hiver%22+monaco&pg=PA68|accessdate=February 5, 2016}} In subsequent years, the Sporting d'Hiver was home to a cinema, SBM offices, and stores.
In 2008, Albert II, Prince of Monaco, authorized the Société des bains de mer de Monaco (SBM) to demolish it and construct a new building complex in its place. Many Monégasque citizens and residents objected to the demolition, including Laurent Nouvion, who served as the president of the National Council. The building came down in June 2015.{{cite news|title=PHOTOS. Triste fin pour le Sporting d'Hiver à Monaco|url=http://archives.monacomatin.mc/monaco/photos-triste-fin-pour-le-sporting-dhiver-a-monaco.2260608.html|accessdate=February 5, 2016|work=Monaco-Matin|date=June 22, 2015}}
A new building complex was designed in the postmodern architectural style by Richard Rogers. It was completed in 2019 and is known as One Monte-Carlo.
References
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External links
- [https://structurae.net/en/structures/sporting-club-d-hiver Sporting Club d'Hiver] – Structurae
- [https://structurae.net/en/structures/one-monte-carlo One Monte-Carlo] – Structurae
- [https://meetings.montecarlosbm.com/en/one-monte-carlo-meeting One Monte-Carlo Conference Centre] – Société des Bains de Mer
- [https://archello.com/project/monte-carlo-sporting-dhiver Monte Carlo Sporting D'Hiver] – Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
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Category:Event venues in Monaco
Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1932
Category:Buildings and structures demolished in 2015
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