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The creation of "The Pont-d'Arc Cave" is a project which is both cultural, science and technology, unique in its design and in its size (3500 m2 and 8180 m2 of geological facies - soil walls ceilings) making it the largest cave replica adorned the world.

Six thousand digital photos taken according to the anamorphic technique used to make the facsimile which has a compacted form of Chauvet cave in which all paintings and engravings but also the geological elements (floors, concretions, arches up in its details: vermiculations, pendant vault) and archaeological remains (bones, hearths, fingerprints ...) Major of the original cavity are returned in scale 1 by artists and sculptors. Portions of 30 to 40 meters where it happens not much have been removed, so that only (3 000 m2 of 8500 from the original cave are replicated, thus avoiding the work of budget be doubled.

The ambition is to achieve as realistic as possible imitation cave where we find the characteristics of the underground environment whose freshness, moisture and darkness. Early in the project, the choice was that the scenic "replica drawings should primarily reflect the spirit of the original, sacrificing some accuracy in favor of the dynamics and the breath that animates the black figures of lions, rhinoceroses and horses. Trying to Get visitors a share of emotion.

The return of space that has represented an investment of € 55 million is managed by a delegate, Kléber Rossillon (company specialized in the management of cultural and tourist sites), which provides an annual attendance of 300 to 400 000 visitors. The space includes a facsimile of the original cave, a discovery center where it is possible to become familiar with the Paleolithic, its fauna, its flora, its paleoclimate, country and humanity there are 35000 years through an educational center and a temporary exhibition space, complemented by a restaurant and a shop.

The arrangement of five poles (the Cave, the Hall of Aurignacians, educational center, event space and food court) on ten hectares is performed to form the view of the sky bear paw caves, mammal many attended the Chauvet cave. The one-storey buildings to not exceed the treetops immerse themselves in the nature.

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