Lyons – Behind The Black – Robert Zimmerman https://behindtheblack.com Wed, 16 Sep 2015 21:39:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Construction by helicopter https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/construction-by-helicopter/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/construction-by-helicopter/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2015 01:01:14 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=36017 An evening pause: As noted on the youtube webpage, “The last two components of the Incity Tower spire were put in place by helicopter on Sunday 21 June [2015]. This metallic spire, which measures 50 metres and weighs 25.9 tonnes, took the building to its final height of 200 metres. This confirms its position as the highest tower in Lyon and the third highest in France. Three aerial beacons and a lightning rod will now be placed at the top.”

Hat tip Phill Oltmann.

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