General Information
| Name in local language: | Tour métallique de Fourvière |
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| Beginning of works: | 1892 |
| Completion: | 2 May 1894 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Truss tower |
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| Function / usage: |
original use:
Observation tower current use: Television transmission tower |
| Material: |
Metal tower or mast |
Location
| Location: |
Lyon, Rhône (69), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
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| Coordinates: | 45° 45' 50" N 4° 49' 20" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 85.9 m | |
| weight | 210 t | |
| total height | 101 m |
Materials
| truss |
steel
|
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Chronology
| 3 May 1894 | Opened to the public. |
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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.
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20011542 - Published on:
11/03/2004 - Last updated on:
20/05/2025
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