Catène de Container
Catène de Container is a sculpture in Le Havre , France .
The sculpture is located in a prominent position near the entrance to the port of Le Havre . It was created by Vincent Ganivet in 2017 on the occasion of the 500th birthday of the port and consists of colored shipping containers arranged in two arches. One of the arches, consisting of 21 containers, is high and steep and bridges a smaller, flat arch made up of 15 containers. The shape and color of the container gives the impression of using large building blocks.
The sculpture weighs a total of 288 tons and is 28.5 meters high. It works without supports and uses the chain line principle used by the architect Antoni Gaudí , whereby the forces and tensions within a chain are used for support.
The name Catène de Container goes back to the Latin word Catène for chain and means something like container chain in German . It is a double allusion on the one hand to the construction principle used for the chain and on the other hand to the supply chain , which also includes the containers and ultimately the port.
The inauguration took place on May 27, 2017. Due to its unusual shape, size and striking location, the sculpture quickly became one of Le Havre's landmarks.
Web links
- CATÈNE DE CONTAINERS on www.uneteauhavre.fr (English)
- THE 'CATÈNE DE CONTAINERS' on en.normandie-tourisme.fr (English)
Coordinates: 49 ° 29 ′ 5.6 " N , 0 ° 6 ′ 25.8" E