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Can a place hold the ghost of a smile? Here at the Esplanade Mona Lisa, you might just feel it. This isn’t about the painting, though. This esplanade, nestled in Courbevoie near the Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci, has a curious history of its own. The Esplanade Mona Lisa was once home to a pair of wooden podiums, strange elevated structures along the Allée de l’Arche. Imagine them, rising from the ground, offering a unique view of the bustling area. These podiums, fenced off for years due to the risk of collapse, became a curious feature of the Esplanade Mona Lisa. Then, in January 2017, they were gone. The city of Courbevoie decided to demolish them, taking with them the thirty trees that grew there. The Esplanade Mona Lisa, once marked by these unusual platforms, was reshaped. While there are no current plans to replace the podiums, the esplanade remains. It stands as a quiet space, a testament to change. Perhaps the faintest hint of a smile lingers, a reminder of the art it’s named after and the structures it once held.

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