Antigone
A neoclassical district designed by architect Ricardo Bofill, with a grand axis running from Place de la Comédie to the Lez River.
The Antigone district was built in the 1980s and 1990s to a plan by the Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill. Its giant columns, symmetrical squares and roughly 1-kilometer central axis pay homage to ancient Greece and Rome. The axis ends at the regional council building on the banks of the Lez River and at the Place de l'Europe. You can enter from Place de la Comédie by passing through the Polygone shopping center. It is ideal for walking and architectural photography, and along the way you will find the Olympic swimming pool and the library.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Place de la Comédie
- Musée Fabre
- MO.CO. Hôtel des collections
- Halles Castellane
- L'Écusson (Old Town)
- Montpellier Cathedral (Saint-Pierre)
- Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier
- Arc de Triomphe (Porte du Peyrou)