“Public money gabies”, “grotesque and hideous project” … The future reception pavilion of the National Assembly is controversial

An architectural project criticized for its aesthetics but also its very high cost. In addition, The president of the National Assembly. In addition, Yaël Braun-Pivet, has been at the heart of a controversy since the unveiling photos of a new glass facade provided for 2028.

Very strong opposition to the project. However, The National Assembly must have a new building attached to the colonnades planned for 2028. In addition, The latter’s projections were presented this weekend and are, for the moment, far from unanimous.

Why want to destroy elegance so admired by the whole world of this coherent architectural ensemble on. both sides of the Concorde bridge? This project should not be carried out! No to this wart! @YaelBRAUNPIVET@ltdla@SPPEF@Sosparis@datiirachida@bernstephanepic.twitter.com/PU8csaQhyI

— Pierre Jacky (@pierre_arts) June 24. 2025

On the initiative of the president “public money gabies”, “grotesque hideous Yaël Braun-Pivet and approved unanimously by the office of the National Assembly, this new reception pavilion will have an area of ​​more than 4,000 square meters and will present on its storefront of the glass colonnades to illustrate the “transparency” of the legislators.

In the document presenting the project. the National Assembly said that “this new reception, which will respect the identity of the site and the dimensions of the current pavilion, will open on the city and will highlight the emblematic colonnade, as a welcome message”.

The world of heritage in boiling – "public money gabies", "grotesque hideous

However. if the project leaders seem satisfied with projections, this is not the case for a large number of elected officials and associations. On X. the deputy RN, Jean-Philippe Tanguy, denounced “public money gabies which disfigure our heritage”, deploring a rampage of “architecture at the expense of taxpayers”.

Indeed. this large -scale work will have a high financial cost, the “public money gabies”, “grotesque hideous exact amount of which is not known, the deputy RN Matthias Renault advancing the sum of 50 million euros, while for its part, the Association sites & monuments (SPPEF) denounces a “trifle of 35.6 million”.

In addition to the lifting of shields of certain policies, heritage protection associations have denounced “a grotesque and hideous project”. The tribune of art has largely quickened on the opacity of the project, which is doomed to rent transparency.

Associations. art historians, including Pierre Jacky, were numerous to take part in the Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati but also Stéphane Bern who had been charged by Emmanuel Macron with a mission of safeguarding heritage.

A building permit application was filed on June 16. the work will be able to start once it is granted on the condition that no appeal is filed, which seems at this highly improbable stage.