Monaco

The Prince's Palace of Monaco is the official residence of the Prince of Monaco. Built in 1191 as a Genoese fortress, during its long and often dramatic history it has been bombarded and besieged by many foreign powers. Since the end of the 13th century, it has been the stronghold and home of the Grimaldi family who first captured it in 1297. The Grimaldi ruled the area first as feudal lords, and from the 17th century as sovereign princes, but their power was often derived from fragile agreements with their larger and stronger neighbours.

Les architectes Jean-Pierre Lott et Alexandre Giraldi ont livré en 2018 à Monaco un immeuble mixte de 15 000 m² accueillant 99 logements, une école maternelle et une université. Dans le quartier historique de la Principauté, le Stella est un ouvrage vertigineux qui contraste avec l'achitecture environnante.

The architects Jean-Pierre Lott and Alexandre Giraldi delivered in 2018 to Monaco a mixed building of 15,000 m² hosting 99 apartments, a nursery school and a university. In the historic district of the Principality, the Stella is a vertiginous structure which contrasts with the surrounding architecture.