Good news for Pakistanis at home and abroad is that Pakistan is soon going to have the world’s second largest Eiffel Tower replica in Gujranwala as a part of an innovative housing Scheme named Le Paris, Preliminary Planning Permission for which has recently been granted by Gujranwala Development Authority (GDA).
Envisioned by the country’s acclaimed entrepreneur par excellence, Sheikh Mahmood Iqbal, the project’s preliminary planning has been approved for an area 2,352 acres of land. The final face of the project is planned on almost 5000 acres.
Professionals at Wilmotte & Associates, one of the top five companies in its domain in France, have extensively started work on various aspects of Town & Master Planning and Urban Design of Le Paris Gujranwala; where, under the supervision of Wilmotte teams, development works will commence very soon. They are not only providing technical expertise for creating a true replica of Paris and the world’s largest Eiffel Tower replica, but are also coming up with unique environment friendly urban development concepts which are going to be another first for this part of the world.
Estimated to cost around US$ 50 million (more than Rs. 8 billion), work on the construction of this Eiffel Tower replica (only one matching the exact size of the original in Paris) with a 324 metres height is scheduled to start in the first half of 2022 under the technical supervision of professionals from Wilmotte, France.
Beyond the Eiffel Tower, Le Paris in Gujranwala is being designed to be a true replica of the city of Paris in France. Most of the city elements will be replicated on their actual size while others will be constructed on a proportionally reduced scale. Ditto replication of the town plan, roads, parks and monuments will enable one to feel the aesthetics associated only with Paris. The look, the feel, the aura, the fragrances, the aromas, the grandeur, the art and culture, the leisure and entertainment, the richness of experience, the vibrancy of life and exuberance of lifestyle, all yours for the generations to come.
