Gratte-Ciel

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Gratte-Ciel is a landmark modernist urban district in Villeurbanne, France, known for its striking high-rise architecture and planned civic center.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Gratte-Ciel canonical 1
Gratte-Ciel towers 1
Les Gratte-ciel 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf modernist architectural ensemble
planned neighborhood
urban district
architecturalStyle Modernism
completionDate 1930s
constructionStart 1930s
country France
designedAs model workers’ housing district
hasBuildingHeightCategory mid-rise to high-rise
hasCharacteristic high-rise architecture
mixed-use development
planned civic center
hasFunction symbol of Villeurbanne’s modernization
hasNumberOfTowers 2 main towers
hasPart National Popular Theatre of Villeurbanne
Place Lazare-Goujon
Villeurbanne city hall
avenue Henri-Barbusse
municipal buildings
public square
residential towers
shopping streets
theater
hasStreetLayout central axis with flanking towers
heritageStatus recognized as significant 20th-century architecture
isLandmarkOf Villeurbanne
isMajorCenterOf Villeurbanne
languageOfName French
locatedIn Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Metropolis of Lyon
Villeurbanne
locatedNear Lyon
nameMeaning skyscrapers
notableFor iconic skyline of Villeurbanne
integration of housing and public services
symmetrical twin towers framing civic center
primaryUse residential
secondaryUse administrative
commercial
cultural
timePeriod interwar period
transportConnection served by Lyon public transport network
urbanPlanningType interwar modernist planning
urbanRole city center of Villeurbanne
linked to: Villeurbanne

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Villeurbanne hasNotableDistrict Gratte-Ciel
Villeurbanne hasLandmark Gratte-Ciel towers
linked to: Gratte-Ciel
Albertine Zullo notableWork Les Gratte-ciel
linked to: Gratte-Ciel