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Tour métallique de Fourvière

General Information

Beginning of works: 1892
Completion: 1894
Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: Truss tower
Function / usage: original use:
Observation tower
current use:
Television transmission tower

Location

Location: , , ,
Coordinates: 45° 45' 50" N    4° 49' 20" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

height 85.9 m
weight 210 t

Materials

truss steel

Chronology

3 May 1894

Opened to the public.

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Tour métallique de Fourvière ("Metallic tower of Fourvière"), a landmark of Lyon, France, is a steel framework tower which bears a striking resemblance to the Eiffel Tower, which predates it by three years. With a height of 85.9 metres and weight of 210 tons, the "metallic tower" was built between 1892 and 1894.

During the Exposition universelle of 1914 in Lyon it had a restaurant and an elevator capable of taking 22 people up to the summit. Although used as an observation tower until November 1, 1953, nowadays it serves as a television tower and is not accessible to the public. At 372m, it is the highest point in Lyon.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Metallic tower of Fourvière" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.

Participants

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  • Structure-ID
    20011542
  • Published on:
    11/03/2004
  • Last updated on:
    18/10/2015
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