Outside view of the former Samaritaine shopping center in Paris which will be transformed into a complex including a department store, a 5-star hotel, social housing units, offices, and a children's nursery. Closed 15 years ago, the Samaritaine will reopen in April 2020 in Paris, France on december 3, 2019. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ ABACAPRESS.COM