Palais d'Abraxas — Attraction in Le Raincy

I like architect and had always been on my google map so this time I was passing by. I came by car the parking lot has a 3H free parking because the big shopping mall next. You do not need to do anything just get the ticket and leave within the 3H without going to a machine to valid it. So let start with the experience: It suprise me it is very quiet. The area is not maintained for long but build to last therefore not seems needed. When you look around there is no personalized decoration that stand out think about colored windows or anything painted. What you do notice straight away it is poverty area like ghetto not straight away because it feels like an industrial ground on an off day.

When I was leaving I wanted to make photo of the hall way but I notice 2 boys and I already moved to another side to make it from that and not with the boys. Soon after I hear some french, luckily I dressed ghetto that guy cycle to me and so no photos and follow me a bit I say ok but ghetto you never know what could happen. After couple of steps he went away.

The french goverment know this place will be visit by many tourist they should arrange it better to clean it abit up and not scare away or even creating a situation.

It does not...

Many have seen this majestic residential complex in one way or another. He served the cinema well, "acting" in a variety of films - from "Brazil" by Terry Gilliam to the last part of the "Hunger Games", where he perfectly embodied the pathos and abandonment of the dystopian world. It is hard to believe that this is not a special effect, but a real social housing.

In the early 1980s, a very unusual, monumental residential complex in the style of modern classicism, Les Espaces d'Abraxas, was built in the new suburb of Paris, Marne-le-Vallee.

The famous Catalan architect Ricardo Bofill was inspired by classical architecture. These residential blocks are not at all similar to previous projects, and indeed to social housing, but they entered the history of architecture precisely because of their outlandishness. The architect designed social housing that looks like a palace complex with...

The architecture is truly stunning and even more impressive in person. However, as other reviewers mentioned, it is not the safest area. I visited on a late weekday morning and barely saw any people. It does feel quite dodgy though, with trash, grafitti, broken glass. Getting there can be confusing, especially if you don't want to stare at your phone maps all the time. As a solo female traveler, I did not experience any hostility however I would recommend being cautious, respectful and aware of your surroundings. If I were to come back, I would not go alone. Not far from here you can find another iconic building, "the camemberts" which is easier to walk to and...