Perret tower (Grenoble)
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The Perret tower, originally called La tour pour regarder les montagnes ("The tower for watching the mountains"),[4] is an observation tower located in Grenoble, in the Paul Mistral public park. It is the first tower built in reinforced concrete in Europe.[5] In 1998, it was officially declared to be a national heritage site.[6] It was built for the International Exhibition of Hydropower and Tourism[7] where it was the orientation tower and the symbol of the exhibition. Nowadays, it is the last vestige of this exhibition.[7]
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Perret tower | |
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La Tour Perret | |
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General information | |
Status | interior closed to the public since 1960 |
Location | Grenoble, Paul Mistral park, France |
Coordinates | 45.18472°N 5.735280°E / 45.18472; 5.735280 |
Groundbreaking | 20 May 1924 |
Completed | 4 May 1925 (11 months) |
Opening | 6 September 1925, by Prime Minister Paul Painlevé, Edouard Herriot and André Hesse |
Cost | 385,000 FRF (in 1924) [1][2] |
Owner | Grenoble city |
Height | |
Antenna spire | 108 metres (354 ft) |
Roof | 95 metres (312 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | Ground floor and 3 patios [3] |
Lifts/elevators | 2 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Auguste and Gustave Perret |
Engineer | Auguste Perret |
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