General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Dome |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
current use: Museum building |
Location
| Location: |
Pleumeur-Bodou, Côtes-d'Armor (22), Bretagne, France |
|---|---|
| Next to: |
Musée de la Cité des Télécoms (1991)
|
| Coordinates: | 48° 47' 9.14" N 3° 31' 25.68" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| diameter | 64 m | |
| height | 49 m | |
| diameter at base | 54 m | |
| weight of skin | 30 t | |
| Surface area of skin | 9 500 m² |
Materials
| skin |
rubber strengthened with Dacron fibers
|
|---|
Chronology
| October 1961 | Construction begins. |
|---|---|
| 11 July 1962 | First France-USA satellite link. |
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2002): Guide du patrimoine. Bretagne. Monum. Editions du patrimoine, Paris (France), pp. 352.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20009279 - Published on:
14/05/2003 - Last updated on:
27/08/2015
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