La Tour est belle - Paris

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The traditional 14th of July firework display in Paris also marked the 120th anniversary of the Eiffel Tower in 2009. A privileged public of 700,000 viewed the 30 minute show – a spectacular of fireworks, images and sound – live from the prime position of the Champs de Mars. Artistic director, Christophe Berthonneau, asked ETC on-board to implement a giant image projection covering the entire south-west facade of the Eiffel Tower. A veritable technical challenge for ETC, the structure of the Tower had never before been projected onto, making “La Tour est Belle” an unprecedented event.

Client : City of Paris
Production : Groupe F
Image creation : Cosmo AV
Photos : © Thierry Nava (Groupe F)

  • Supply and installation of 27 video projectors (18K, 20K and 25K lumens) divided in to 8 groups, and triple or quadruple stacked to achieve the necessary brightness.
  • Study and specification of two projection towers (14m in height) placed on either side of the Champs de Mars some 300m from the Eiffel Tower.
  • Onlyview, ETC’s multimedia control platform, was used for the programming and reproduction of the show as well as for synchronising the images to the custom soundtrack.
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