The Pyramid in 2017Le Perthus Pyramid bordering the A9 motorway
History and descriptionedit
The Pyramid was commissioned by the highway operator Autoroutes du Sud de la France [fr] for their public art program. A broader landscaping project was first envisaged, dubbed the Park of the Marca Hispanica with reference to the ancient name for Catalan territories south of the Pyrenean passes. Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura's initial concept was of a one-kilometer-long sequence of artificial landscape along the highway, a "longitudinal monument" to mark the transition from Spain to France, punctuated by visually striking shapes including a series of colossal truncated pyramids.[4]: 183–184 The later design process focused on a single artificial pyramid-shaped hill to be built from materials excavated during the construction of the highway.
The pyramid's base is a notional square of 160 meters side length, above which it rises to a height of 70 meters.[4]: 186 Ricardo Bofill and his team viewed it as a celebration of the role of the Pyrenean mountain passes, and especially of the Col du Perthus, in Catalan history. To that effect, the four columns at the top evoke the Catalan national emblem or Senyera.[4]: 187 The design carries further influences from Mesoamerican architecture, Italian gardens, and surrealism.
As it was inaugurated in 1976 after the death of Francisco Franco and the start of the Spanish transition to democracy, the pyramid also became a symbol for Spain's European aspirations and opening to its northern neighbors.[5]
perthus, pyramid, french, pyramide, perthus, also, referred, marca, hispanica, locally, bofill, pyramid, work, landscape, architecture, designed, ricardo, bofill, taller, arquitectura, perthus, france, located, side, motorway, just, north, france, spain, borde. Le Perthus Pyramid French la pyramide du Perthus also referred to as Marca Hispanica 1 and locally as Bofill s Pyramid 2 3 is a work of landscape architecture designed by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura at Le Perthus France It is located on the side of the A9 motorway just north of the France Spain border at the Col du Perthus which it was built to mark symbolically It was designed in 1974 and completed in 1976 4 256 257 The Pyramid in 2017Le Perthus Pyramid bordering the A9 motorwayHistory and description editThe Pyramid was commissioned by the highway operator Autoroutes du Sud de la France fr for their public art program A broader landscaping project was first envisaged dubbed the Park of the Marca Hispanica with reference to the ancient name for Catalan territories south of the Pyrenean passes Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura s initial concept was of a one kilometer long sequence of artificial landscape along the highway a longitudinal monument to mark the transition from Spain to France punctuated by visually striking shapes including a series of colossal truncated pyramids 4 183 184 The later design process focused on a single artificial pyramid shaped hill to be built from materials excavated during the construction of the highway The pyramid s base is a notional square of 160 meters side length above which it rises to a height of 70 meters 4 186 Ricardo Bofill and his team viewed it as a celebration of the role of the Pyrenean mountain passes and especially of the Col du Perthus in Catalan history To that effect the four columns at the top evoke the Catalan national emblem or Senyera 4 187 The design carries further influences from Mesoamerican architecture Italian gardens and surrealism As it was inaugurated in 1976 after the death of Francisco Franco and the start of the Spanish transition to democracy the pyramid also became a symbol for Spain s European aspirations and opening to its northern neighbors 5 See also editList of works by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura Monumento a la Raza Mexico City Labirinto della Masone Mesoamerican pyramidsNotes edit The Pyramid ricardobofill com Pyramide De Bofill au Perthus Sortie Visite com Pyramide de Bofill in Le Perthus Vallespir Tourisme a b c d Ricardo Bofill 1978 L Architecture d un Homme Paris Arthaud Pyrenees Orientales en 1976 Ricardo Bofill celebrait la fin du franquisme en edifiant la pyramide du Perthus L Independant 14 January 2022 42 28 31 N 2 51 39 E 42 4752 N 2 8608 E 42 4752 2 8608 nbsp This public art article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Le Perthus Pyramid amp oldid 1149058314, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
