Editing Fontvieille, Monaco (section)

== History ==
In contrast to the other city districts [[Monaco-Ville]], [[Monte Carlo]] and [[La Condamine]], Fontvieille was constructed, after Italian engineer Gianfranco Gilardini's<ref>{{cite web|author=lesacablog No real name given + Add Contact |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/lesaca/2907061962/ |title=081001tpbm &#124; Flickr - Photo Sharing! |publisher=Flickr |access-date=2012-07-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gilardinifoundation.org/pages/page1.html |title=Gilardini Foundation home page |publisher=Gilardinifoundation.org |date=2008-09-13 |access-date=2012-07-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407170810/http://www.gilardinifoundation.org/pages/page1.html |archive-date=2011-04-07 }}</ref> design, almost entirely on artificially [[Land reclamation|reclaimed land]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Smoltczyk|first=Ulrich|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sRTfxHEtM7sC&q=Fontvieille+Monaco+land+reclamation&pg=PA328|title=Geotechnical Engineering Handbook, Procedures|date=2003-03-14|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-3-433-01450-9|language=en}}</ref> and thus represents one of the younger parts of the principality. In order to combat the chronic land shortage in the extremely densely populated principality, the work was begun in 1966 to create new land in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] southwest of ''[[Monaco-Ville|le rocher]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monaco-montecarlo.com/index-port_fontvieille-de.html |title=The harbour of Fontvieille in Monaco |publisher=Monaco-montecarlo.com |access-date=2012-07-15}}</ref> In 1981, [[Albert II, Prince of Monaco|Albert II]], then Crown Prince, laid the cornerstone for the new city quarter.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www3.monaco.mc/monaco/700ans/hist.html |title=The 700 Years of Grimaldi |publisher=.monaco.mc |access-date=2012-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222133657/http://www3.monaco.mc/monaco/700ans/hist.html |archive-date=2007-02-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The existence of Fontvieille, and its many public works projects, relates substantially to former [[Prince of Monaco]], [[Prince Rainier III]]'s reputation as the Builder Prince.

Plans announced in late 2009<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/monaco/6894991/Monaco-to-build-into-the-sea-to-create-more-space.html |title=Monaco to build into the sea to create more space |author= Samuel, Henry|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date= 28 December 2009|access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref> to extend Fontvieille by the Department of Urban Development are currently being overseen by Prince Albert. The plan is to build a small {{convert|5.3|ha|adj=on}} aura on the west side of the rock, currently planned to be finished by 2015.{{Update inline|date=May 2017}}

The new area will include three to four new hotels, corporate businesses, shops and apartments for between 600 and 800 newcomers.

Despite not being the highest-priced part of Monaco, flats are also very expensive. For example, a 65&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup> (700&nbsp;ft²) one bedroom apartment with one bathroom and one car parking space was offered at €3,200,000<ref>[http://www.biairealestate.com/ Biai Real Estate]</ref> in May 2015.