this is taken from AirlinesGate; a site dedicated to the civil aviation buffs & those interested in airliners' pictures
http://airlinesgate.free.fr/cdg/cdg2.htm
CDG's terminal 2 was inaugurated in 1987 ... ... Its architectural conception has been guided by the willingness to reduce walking requirements for passengers inside the terminal between the front door on the one hand and the boarding gate on the other hand.
well, I guess to the average frenchman starting or ending his trip from CDG this would be true. as for my experiences in CDG2 I find this statement extremely ironic!
I guess you could say it's quite ironic that CDG2 was never planned (airportwise) as a hub since it now is probablyy the biggest skyteam hub around.....