Perret tower (Grenoble)
| Perret tower | |
|---|---|
La Tour Perret | |
| General information | |
| Status | interior closed to the public since 1960 |
| Location | Grenoble, Paul Mistral park, France |
| Coordinates | 45°11′05″N 5°44′07″E / 45.18472°N 5.735280°E |
| 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) |
| Owner | Grenoble city |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 108 metres (354 ft) |
| Roof | 95 metres (312 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | Ground floor and 3 patios |
| Lifts/elevators | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Auguste and Gustave Perret |
| Engineer | Auguste Perret |
The Perret tower, originally called La tour pour regarder les montagnes ("The tower for watching the mountains"), is an observation tower located in Grenoble, in the Paul Mistral public park. It is the first tower built in reinforced concrete in Europe. In 1998, it was officially declared to be a national heritage site. It was built for the International Exhibition of Hydropower and Tourism where it was the orientation tower and the symbol of the exhibition. Nowadays, it is the last vestige of this exhibition.