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Ocean Gate

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Ocean Gate

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Please check local regulations for: Le Havre, la Ville Reconstruite par Auguste Perret

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    June 27, 2023

    Before arriving at the beach, the Porte Océane is designed as a real passage between the city and the sea. Completed in 1956, it also constitutes one of Auguste Perret's major contributions to Le Havre, inspired by his project for the wears Maillot in Paris (1931).
    Promenade Des RégatesThe Porte Océane, made up of two 13-story towers and two low buildings, symbolically represents the gateway to the city for transatlantic ships from New York. A symbolic threshold between the maritime universe and the reconstructed city, the Porte Océane is, with the town hall square and the southern waterfront, one of the three monumental groups vertically punctuating the reconstruction triangle.
    Parallel to the two towers, the buildings closing the esplanade to the west form a screen against the winds. They are connected to the towers by perpendicular buildings of the same height, forming a square square crossed in the middle by Avenue Foch.

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      Location: Normandy, France

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