The Center of New Industries and Technologies (better known as the CNIT) is one of the first buildings built in La Défense in Paris. It functions as a palace for the French Congress , though it also houses the main offices such as that of FNAC, a convenience store found throughout Paris.
The initial construction of the building took place between 1956 and 1958. Its architects were Robert Edouard Camelot , Jean de Mailly , Bernard Louis Zehrfuss accompanied by the engineer Jean Prouvé for the exterior.
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