Cheminée du Front-de-Seine by François Stahly, 1971
Place de Brazzaville
Quartier de Grenelle, 15th arrondissement
Paris, July 2008
“The Cheminée du Front-de-Seine is a chimney located in the 15th arrondissement, in the Grenelle district of Paris. It is 130 metres high and the tallest structure in the district by 30 metres. The chimney was designed by François Stahly and was built between 1970 and 1971. Its simple white form is unadorned except for aesthetic vents located in top of the structure. The chimney ventilates smoke from six boilers used to produce steam from low-sulfur fuel oil, which is distributed through underground pipes to the buildings of the district for central heating and as domestic hot water. It is overseen by the Parisian Company of District Heating (CPCU). Its output is 590 tons of steam per hour. Ordinarily, only four boilers are used. The last two are only used during cold weather or to substitute for unavailable boilers in the CPCU network. In 2016, the boiler house underwent renovations in order to function using biodiesel instead of fuel oil. The boiler's efficiency was improved by 5% to 8% and the amount of pollutants released was decreased by a factor of 10.” (Cheminée du Front de Seine, Wikipedia)
5 comments:
Good grief, where is that? I'm supposed to know the 15th arrdt inside out... Striking shot, almost like a launch pad.
I thought it was a modernistic skyscraper at first. This is, VP, a very dramatic photograph! The white Cheminee is striking against that blue sky!
Oh, I've put on too weight...Santa
I think it takes courage to crop something like this. It's a very exciting photo. Nice!
WOW! Is it as high as it looks?
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