More than 8,000 signatures for petitions against the demolition of the TNN.

The planned destruction of the TNN for 2022 is now the target of several petitions opposing it.

The decision made by Christian Estrosi to demolish the TNN with the aim of extending the green corridor is far from unanimous. It had already sparked a lively debate during the last city council meeting on December 10th, and it is now the subject of several petitions.

Launched by the Nice au Cœur platform, the petition “For the rescue of the Théâtre National de Nice and the Palais Acropolis” has gathered 3,388 signatures. Addressed to Christian Estrosi, this petition particularly laments the cost of the project, 73 million euros, as well as the pollution that the demolition of the TNN will cause. The petition also supports the architectural heritage that the MAMAC-TNN complex and the Palais Acropolis represent.

Another petition launched by Eric Ciotti, “Let’s save the Théâtre National de Nice and the Acropolis from destruction” has also gathered 3,095 signatures. Moreover, he took the opportunity at the last departmental council on December 17th to reignite the debate and to call on Christian Estrosi to abandon this demolition project.

Here, the departmental elected official calls on the mayor of Nice to “stop this madness and these errors of demolishing the National Theatre and the Palais des Congrès Acropolis”. He denounces a “major economic error” regarding the demolition of the Acropolis, “an unprecedented cultural mistake” for the demolition of the TNN, and finally, he denounces “a budgetary folly”.

As of December 31st, 1,742 signatures had been collected on the streets by activists.

In total, more than 8,000 signatures from the people of Nice have been gathered to oppose this decision made by the Nice city hall.