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Tour Espacité
From: La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
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The
Espacité Tower offers panoramic views from a 14th-floor observatory
(inset below). |
The Tour Espacité,
or Espacité Tower, is the centerpiece of a downtown multi-use project on
the Place Le Corbusier in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
The building, designed by
architects Jacques Richter and Ignacio Dahl Rocha
of Lausanne, is 60 meters or 179 feet high and was completed in 1994.
The Espacité Tower should be your
first stop on any visit to La Chaux-de-Fonds, if only because the Tourist Office
is on the ground floor. Pick up a map, brochures about local attractions, and
La Chaux-de-Fonds on Foot, a free illustrated guide to the city's
architectural treasures.
After visiting the tourist office,
take the free lift to the 14th-floor observatory. (You'll also find a café where
you can get drinks or snacks at reasonable prices.) When you've had a chance to
orient yourself to the city from the viewing platform, you can ride the elevator
back to ground level or--better yet--take the glassed-in staircase, which offers
constantly changing perspectives on the walk down.
Next page:
Views from the Espacité
Tower
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