The Sporting d'Hiver was a historic building in

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, Monaco, which was built in 1932 and demolished in 2015. Designed in the

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architectural style, it was originally used as an event venue and exhibition space.

History

The building was completed in 1932, and it was designed in the

style. The building was "once used to host glamorous parties and exhibitions for the world's

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". By 1974, most society events had moved to the newly built

Monte-Carlo Sporting The Monte-Carlo Sporting (), also known as the Sporting d'été, is a building complex in the Larvotto ward on the eastern edge of Monaco Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a Sovereign state, sovereign city-state and Europe ...

in the

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district. In subsequent years, the Sporting d'Hiver was home to a cinema, SBM offices, and stores. In 2008,

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, authorized the

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(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. A new building complex was designed in the

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architectural style by

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. It was completed in 2019 and is known as One Monte-Carlo.

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