local groups on the fashion mogul for $ 1.9 billion skyscraper in Venice

Is it a feast for the eyes or pure brilliance? People are in fashion mogul Pierre Cardin, to build a skyscraper shaped generally divided Venice. The Palace of Light - or Palace of Light - it would cost to build skyscrapers to $ 1900000000 and is expected to reach 244 meters into the sky. Welcomed by Luca Zaia, the head of the Veneto Region, as a rival of Venice to the Eiffel Tower, the project was given the green light for development this year, but has since been increased by the controversy. The tower was set to Porto Marghera, a former industrial area will be built a few kilometers from the center of Venice, and provide thousands of much-needed jobs in the region. However, some residents fear the skyscraper would be a pleasure for the eyes, and his ruin the historic skyline. None of that would just, given the 60-story glass and steel building on the "symbol of Venice" position - the famous bell tower in St. Mark's Square. Critics say it is better suited to the extravagance of a place like Dubai, instead of Venice, the art historian Tomaso Montanari described the tower "is a giant finger to the sky" as. Mr. Cardin designed the skyscraper architect with his nephew Rodrigo Basilicati.