Florentine tower of Buire, Art Deco tower in Buire, France
The Florentine Tower stands 45.76 meters tall with six floors and features four large clocks measuring 3.20 meters in diameter at its summit.
Engineer Raoul Dautry and architect Gustave Umbdenstock designed this signal box tower in 1920 for the Northern Railway Company of France.
The reinforced concrete structure incorporates traditional brick Art Deco elements typical of northern French belfries, reflecting regional architectural patterns.
The tower contains specialized floors including a storage area, workshop, sanitation facilities, relay equipment room, and a control room with optical panels.
Four massive clocks face each cardinal direction from the top of the tower, which has remained unused since 1944.
Location: Buire
Inception: 1921
Architectural style: Art Deco
Floors above the ground: 6
GPS coordinates: 49.91060,4.07331
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:54
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