Move Over Eiffel Tower, Paris Now Has a Sailing Egg

When you think of Paris, you think of the Eiffel Tower, probably the most iconic structure in all the world. It would be a formidable undertaking to say the least to consider designing a structure to challenge it. However, the design of the new La Seine Musicale makes a dramatic architectural statement while taking solar panel technology to its limit. One of the auditoriums is in the shape of an egg, architecturally imaginative in its own right, yet it’s the moving "sail" that makes it seem like it is indeed "sailing" the skyline of the city. That sail is covered with solar panels, and it moves with the sun to maximize the energy received. The photos in a Dezeen article show that the interior is just as inspired as the exterior. Time to head to Paris to see the sailing solar egg!

 

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