Paris is known as one of the most elegant cities in the world. Visitors talk about the magic of Montmartre, the Left Bank, the city’s beautiful, old buildings and tree-lined streets. But changes might be coming to Paris. The mayor of Paris has plans to change the City of Lights. The changes include building the first city-center skyscraper since the 1970s and changing the grounds around the Eiffel Tower. The plans have fueled criticisms, especially when it comes to the skyscraper project. It dates back to 2008, when a glass-and-steel pyramid-type structure was first proposed. A Paris court rejected several legal cases brought against what is being called the Triangle Tower last month. The rulings gave Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo an important win if the 180-metre tower is to be finished as planned for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. The skyscraper project is expected to cost at least 500-million euros.
Title: Changes Coming to the Look of Paris
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3381/cb44f31e-83d8-4256-9bf8-fe17a0ef8e78_hq.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Changes Coming to the Look of Paris' data-article-id='3894'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6188'>Paris is known as one of the most elegant cities in the world.</span> <span data-start-time='6188' data-end-time='18500'>Visitors talk about the magic of Montmartre, the Left Bank, the city’s beautiful, old buildings and tree-lined streets.</span> <span data-start-time='18500' data-end-time='23000'>But changes might be coming to Paris.</span> <span data-start-time='23000' data-end-time='29625'>The mayor of Paris has plans to change the City of Lights.</span> <span data-start-time='29625' data-end-time='43292'>The changes include building the first city-center skyscraper since the 1970s and changing the grounds around the Eiffel Tower.</span> <span data-start-time='43292' data-end-time='51771'>The plans have fueled criticisms, especially when it comes to the skyscraper project.</span> <span data-start-time='51771' data-end-time='61813'>It dates back to 2008, when a glass-and-steel pyramid-type structure was first proposed.</span> <span data-start-time='61813' data-end-time='72625'>A Paris court rejected several legal cases brought against what is being called the Triangle Tower last month.</span> <span data-start-time='72625' data-end-time='89292'>The rulings gave Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo an important win if the 180-metre tower is to be finished as planned for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.</span> <span data-start-time='89292' data-end-time='97417'>The skyscraper project is expected to cost at least 500-million euros.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3381/59321F49-4128-48DB-BBFE-67C5F95348B6_cx0_cy6_cw0_w1023_r1_s.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=13024 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3381/what_does_elegant_mean.wav'>What does elegant mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='pleasing in appearance; tasteful; beautiful'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3381/pleasing_in_appearance_tasteful_beautiful.wav'><span>pleasing in appearance; tasteful; beautiful</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3381/ugly_or_unpleasant.wav'><span>ugly or unpleasant</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3381/confusing.wav'><span>confusing</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3381/very_busy.wav'><span>very busy</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=13025 data-hint-location='18500' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3381/but_what_might_be_coming_to_paris.wav'>But what might be coming to Paris?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='changes'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3381/the_olympics.wav'><span>the Olympics</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3381/mimes.wav'><span>mimes</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3381/the_circus.wav'><span>the circus</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3381/changes.wav'><span>changes</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=13026 data-hint-location='89292' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3381/the_skyscraper_project_is_expected_to_cost_at_least_500million__blank_.wav'>The skyscraper project is expected to cost at least 500-million <span class='blank'>euros</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='euros'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3381/pesos.wav'><span>pesos</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3381/euros.wav'><span>euros</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3381/cents.wav'><span>cents</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3381/yen.wav'><span>yen</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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