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[[File:Sauvabelin Turm.JPG|thumb|The Tour de Sauvabelin (2014).]] |
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The '''Tour de Sauvabelin''' (literally " |
The '''Tour de Sauvabelin''' (literally "Tower of Sauvabelin") is a wooden tower located in the Sauvabelin forest in [[Lausanne]], [[Switzerland]]. |
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| ⚫ | The tower was built in 2003 by [[Julius Natterer]] and stands 35 meters high .<ref>http://www.tour-de-sauvabelin-lausanne.ch/index.php?sauvabelin-lausanne=tour-de-sauvabelin-intro&cat=tour-sauvabelin&language=english Official website of the Tour de Sauvabelin, www.tour-de-sauvabelin-lausanne.ch (page visited on 20 April 2013)</ref> <ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.letemps.ch/societe/tour-bois-etreint-panorama-lemanique | title=La tour de bois qui étreint le panorama lémanique | newspaper=Le Temps | date=27 August 2003 }}</ref> It offers a panoramic view of the city of [[Lausanne]], [[Lake Léman]], and the surrounding countryside and mountains. |
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It provides with panoramic view on the city of [[Lausanne]], the [[Lake Léman]] and the surrounding countryside and mountains. |
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== Story == |
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IIn the 1980s, EPFL professor Julius Natterer tasked his students with developing various construction designs for a tower. In a motion and an interpellation in 1994 and 1996, city councillor Pierre Payot proposed that the observation tower be constructed using wood sourced directly from Lausanne's forests. To avoid unnecessary felling of trees, logs and squared timber were used, partly from dying Douglas firs for the exterior and fir and spruce for the interior. The project was approved by the city council on July 2, 1996, and the building permit was granted to the client, the Union des sociétés de développement de Lausanne (USDL), on March 12, 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tour de Sauvabelin – Ville de Lausanne |url=https://www.lausanne.ch/vie-pratique/nature/parc-promenades/sites-de-loisirs/tour-sauvabelin.html |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=www.lausanne.ch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Projet à haute valeur symbolique: les concepteurs touchent du bois |url=https://scriptorium.ch/zoom/35585/view?page=39&p=separate&search=julius%20natterer%20AND%20tour%20de%20sauvabelin&hlid=452934087&tool=search&view=0,0,3559,5399 |access-date=2024-07-03 |work=[[24 heures (Switzerland)|24 heures]]|via=[[Scriptorium (website)|Scriptorium]] |date=1997-04-25}}</ref> |
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[[File:Contributeurs de la Tour de Sauvabelin 2024.jpg|thumb|Tower contributors]] |
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The majority of the approximately 1.19 million Swiss francs in construction costs were financed by sponsors. Anyone could contribute financially by purchasing stair treads; one cost 1,000 francs for private individuals, and 3,000 francs for companies. In return, each landing was inscribed with the sponsor's name. |
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The tower was completed on November 29, 2003, and has been open to the public since December 15, 2003. Access is automatically controlled by a revolving gate, which closes during bad weather or after opening hours. For safety reasons, the maximum number of people allowed at any given time is limited to 50. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Lac de Sauvabelin]] |
* [[Lac de Sauvabelin]] |
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* [[Spiral stairs]] |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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{{Commons category|Tour de Sauvabelin}} |
{{Commons category|Tour de Sauvabelin}} |
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* [http://www.tour-de-sauvabelin-lausanne.ch Official website] |
* [http://www.tour-de-sauvabelin-lausanne.ch Official website] |
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* [http://www.lausanne.ch/ville-de-nature/espaces-verts/parcs-et-promenades/les-sites-de-loisirs/tour-de-sauvabelin.html Page on the website of the |
* [http://www.lausanne.ch/ville-de-nature/espaces-verts/parcs-et-promenades/les-sites-de-loisirs/tour-de-sauvabelin.html Page on the website of the City of Lausanne] |
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Latest revision as of 07:11, 20 December 2024
The Tour de Sauvabelin (literally "Tower of Sauvabelin") is a wooden tower located in the Sauvabelin forest in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The tower was built in 2003 by Julius Natterer and stands 35 meters high .[1] [2] It offers a panoramic view of the city of Lausanne, Lake Léman, and the surrounding countryside and mountains.
Story
[edit]IIn the 1980s, EPFL professor Julius Natterer tasked his students with developing various construction designs for a tower. In a motion and an interpellation in 1994 and 1996, city councillor Pierre Payot proposed that the observation tower be constructed using wood sourced directly from Lausanne's forests. To avoid unnecessary felling of trees, logs and squared timber were used, partly from dying Douglas firs for the exterior and fir and spruce for the interior. The project was approved by the city council on July 2, 1996, and the building permit was granted to the client, the Union des sociétés de développement de Lausanne (USDL), on March 12, 1998.[3][4]
The majority of the approximately 1.19 million Swiss francs in construction costs were financed by sponsors. Anyone could contribute financially by purchasing stair treads; one cost 1,000 francs for private individuals, and 3,000 francs for companies. In return, each landing was inscribed with the sponsor's name.
The tower was completed on November 29, 2003, and has been open to the public since December 15, 2003. Access is automatically controlled by a revolving gate, which closes during bad weather or after opening hours. For safety reasons, the maximum number of people allowed at any given time is limited to 50.
See also
[edit]Notes and references
[edit]- ^ http://www.tour-de-sauvabelin-lausanne.ch/index.php?sauvabelin-lausanne=tour-de-sauvabelin-intro&cat=tour-sauvabelin&language=english Official website of the Tour de Sauvabelin, www.tour-de-sauvabelin-lausanne.ch (page visited on 20 April 2013)
- ^ "La tour de bois qui étreint le panorama lémanique". Le Temps. 27 August 2003.
- ^ "Tour de Sauvabelin – Ville de Lausanne". www.lausanne.ch. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ "Projet à haute valeur symbolique: les concepteurs touchent du bois". 24 heures. 1997-04-25. Retrieved 2024-07-03 – via Scriptorium.
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