VINCI - 2008 annual report

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30.06.2008 NEW SKILLS SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT IN VERSAILLES
Repeating the unique collaboration implemented
to restore the Hall of Mirrors, VINCI
again used its know-how to build the visitors
centre at the Château de Versailles. As
contracting authority and supervisor of the
works, carried out mainly by Group subsidiaries,
VINCI completed the project in barely
three months.
The new centre, which was opened officially
on 30 June, is only a temporary structure.
It is nevertheless a singular and ambitious
piece of architecture, with its contemporary
curve marrying perfectly with the Château’s
courtyard. VINCI’s financial investment
in this new sponsorship agreement was
approximately €2 million.