MuséoParc Alésia interpretation centre
Type of building project: New construction
Services: Constructive facade work
Special features: Large round building with a diameter of 52 meters.
Construction site: Alise-Sainte-Reine, FR
Project completion: 2011
Architecture: Bernard Tschumi (designer and drafter of the Parc de la Villette in Paris and the Acropolis Museum in Athens, GR)
Builder: General Counsel of the Cote d‘Or, FR
Description
The museum building commemorates the legendary Battle of Alésia in the French region of Burgundy.
The interpretation centre presents itself as a large round building with a diameter of 52 meters amidst towering trees. The design from architect Bernard Tschumi features a cylindrical building with a wooden facade that signifies the Roman fortress of that period.
