Long a run-down area, it was given a shot in the arm by the construction of the Opera-Bastille, one of President Mitterrand's great projects.
Since it's construction the Opera-Bastille has been the top tourist attraction.
mnli hypothesis: Since it's construction the Opera-Bastille has been the top tourist attraction. premise: Long a run-down area, it was given a shot in the arm by the construction of the Opera-Bastille, one of President Mitterrand's great projects.