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This is 17 avenue des Minguettes.
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Built in 1964, this 12-storey tower has never been renovated.
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Considered purely functionalist and soulless, it is nevertheless an extraordinary building.
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Let me introduce it to you.
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On the ground floor is Georges' grocery store.
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My vegetables are fresh!
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After resisting as well as possible the supermarkets, it is now finding success thanks to local production.
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On the 3rd floor lives Caroline.
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Her excessive passion for cacti is hardly appreciated by Panosse and Bernard, her two cats.
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On the 8th floor is Monique's den.
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She first inhabitants of the tower and has never left it.
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Since the death of her husband, she has dedicated her love to tropical plants.
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On the 12th and top floor of the tower is Martin's apartment.
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His enthusiasm for the vegetable garden is exalted, to the point where pots and seedlings have taken possession of his home.
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You are certainly wondering why this building is so extraordinary?
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In order to answer this question, you need to have a look at the roof.
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Cacti, tropical plants, lemons, mangoes and other exotic fruits and vegetables
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grow in the greenhouses set up by the inhabitants on the roof.
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This 13th floor is their own place of interaction and sharing which makes this tower so unique.
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And you, when are you building your 13th floor?