Centre international de congrès de Tours (France)
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N 47° 23.457 E 000° 41.599
31T E 325920 N 5251190
The modern Centre international de congrès de Tours (Vinci International Congress Centre), located in the historic part of Tours, is work of exceptional French architect and Pritzker prize laureate - Jean Nouvel.
Waymark Code: WMRVJB
Location: Centre-Val-de-Loire, France
Date Posted: 08/08/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist
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The modern Centre international de congrès de Tours (Vinci International Congress Centre), located in the historic part of Tours, is work of exceptional French architect and Pritzker prize laureate - Jean Nouvel.

The Vinci convention centre (bearing the name of Leonardo da Vinci), built in 1993, is placed across the Place du Maréchal Leclerc from Tours railway station. Glass-steel-aluminium building is surrounded by streets on two sides and a small public park on the third, the building projects itself out into the square with its large overhanging roof and finely detailed glazing. Behind the glazing are numerous neon tubes which light the facade at night from the inside.

Using a unique architectural feat and modeern technologies, the Vinci Centre has 26000 m² of usable space out of the total 28 000 m² that make up the construction. It offers three auditoriums suspended from a vast panoramic multi-purpose level that is highly adaptable, being divided into 22 meeting rooms and an exhibition hall of nearly 1 500 m². On another level, there is an exhibition area of more than 2 500 m². Numerous areas, for informal meetings or work, complete the infrastructure.


Le centre international de congrès de Tours, baptisé Vinci, est un édifice conçu par Jean Nouvel avec Yves Brunier, paysagiste. La scénographie des salles a été conçue par Ducks scéno et les études acoustiques ont été réalisées par Peutz & Associés1. Construit en 1994, il est situé face à la gare de Tours-Centre. L'édifice est entouré d'un côté par la rue Bernard Pallissy et de l'autre par le parc public de la Préfecture. Le bâtiment est remarquable car son toit est largement en surplomb du boulevard Heurteloup, il prend ainsi la forme d'une « casquette géante » ou d'un « vaisseau ». Derrière le vitrage du Vinci se trouvent des tubes de néon qui illuminent la façade la nuit depuis l'intérieur. [wiki]

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