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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | Souvenirs & Patrimoine is an entreprise from Groupe DEFIS specializing in the design, minting and distribution of souvenir and collectable medals. |
| Front Description : | The Tour métallique de Fourvière ("Metallic tower of Fourvière"), a landmark of Lyon, France, is a steel framework tower which bears a striking resemblance to the Eiffel Tower. With a height of 85.9 metres and weight of 210 tons, the "metallic tower" was built between 1892 and 1894. Its construction was assisted by the local council who wanted to build a secular monument to counterbalance the Catholic Church Basilica of Fourvière which is less than a hundred metres away. During the Exposition universelle of 1914 in Lyon it had a restaurant and an elevator capable of taking 22 people up to the summit. Although used as an observation tower until November 1, 1953, nowadays it serves as a television tower and is not accessible to the public. At 372m, it is the highest point in Lyon. |
| Back Description : | Lyon's coat of arms over its location on the map of France. |
| Width | 31.00 mm |
| Material | -I do not know- |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
