For the holidays, the city of Bordeaux will erect a monumental tree made of recycled glass and steel, announced Monday, November 29 the mayor EELV Pierre Hurmic, sharply criticized a year ago for his refusal to install "
a dead tree
" before Christmas.
“
There will be a Christmas tree in Bordeaux this year.
I think that the Bordelais and the Bordelais will be very happy and that the page of a useless controversy is definitely turned
”, indicated Monday Pierre Hurmic in front of the press in town hall.
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This new monumental tree, 11 meters high and five meters in diameter, will be made only of "
recycled and recyclable glass and steel
", shaped by "
local craftsmen
", detailed the mayor of Bordeaux.
From December 11 to January 2, it will dress Place Pey-Berland, in the heart of the city, where the usual Christmas tree stood before its removal by the new municipal team in 2020.
Already present in St. Petersburg
The work should be reinstalled during the next five end-of-year celebrations and "
will cost less annually
" than the 60,000 euros spent for "
the ephemeral tree that was in place in Bordeaux before
", defended Pierre Hurmic, without giving more. details of the total cost of the structure.
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According to its designer, Bordeaux designer Arnaud Lapierre, the emerald-colored work of art, "
removable and reassembled like an Ikea kit
", will regularly change appearance thanks to "
its reflections
" and "
interior light effects
" renewed. A first ephemeral version of this glass tree, six meters high, was presented last December by the city of Saint Petersburg in Russia.
Last fall, the mayor of Bordeaux sparked controversy when he announced the end of the illuminated municipal Christmas tree, calling it a “
dead tree
” and “
expensive
”.
A period "
hard to live, I received very specific death threats
", Pierre Hurmic recalled Monday.
"
The page is definitely turned and I am very happy
" he added.
