Outside of Paris lies a “Truman Show like über-replica of a French village from the last century, which seems to have sprung up overnight.”
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Empty because it is not finished ..yet. The article doesn't get it quite right but the follow-up comments correct the errors.
There are reasons to be creeped out by Val d'Europe, but this article doesn't go near them. In fact, these photos seem to show some of the better designed portions of the development. This article is pretty poorly-written and misleading -- "In the style of Baron Haussmann"?! -- but here is a better article that's worth checking out. It's a fascinating development!
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