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  2. Patrimoine
  3. Île de France
  4. Val-de-Marne
  5. 94140 Alfortville

  6. Former coking gas plant Paris-Sud

Former coking gas plant Paris-Sud à Alfortville dans le Val-de-Marne

Val-de-Marne

Former coking gas plant Paris-Sud

    2 Rue de la Darse
    94140 Alfortville
Ancienne usine gazière cokerie Paris-Sud
Ancienne usine gazière cokerie Paris-Sud
Ancienne usine gazière cokerie Paris-Sud
Ancienne usine gazière cokerie Paris-Sud
Ancienne usine gazière cokerie Paris-Sud
Ancienne usine gazière cokerie Paris-Sud

Timeline

XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
2000
1954
Command of mosaic
1955
Construction of coking plant
12 avril 2011
Registration for historical monuments
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Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The building of the entire garages-vestiaires located in the Val-de-Seine activity park, rue du Capitaine-Alfred-Dreyfus (cad. AN 76, 80, 91): registration by order of 12 April 2011 - The entire social building, sis 2, dyke of Alfortville, quay of the Revolution (Box AN 5): inscription by decree of 12 April 2011 - The administrative building (cad. AN 83), including the work of Fernand Léger, the liaison gallery (cad. AN 73, 83) and the laboratory (cad. AN 73; Choisy-le-Roi AF 125), in full, located in the Val-de-Seine activity park, rue du Capitaine-Alfred-Dreyfus and quai de la Révolution: registration by decree of 12 April 2011

Key figures

Fernand Léger - Painter Author of the monumental mosaic (realized by Nadia Léger).
Henri Marty - Architect Co-conceptor of the coke factory with Louis Marty.
Louis Marty - Architect Co-conceptor of the coke plant with Henri Marty.
Nadia Léger - Artist Made the mosaic after Fernand Léger died.
Bernard Klein - Heritage activist Worked to preserve the mosaic.

Origin and history

The former Paris-Sud coke factory, located on horseback on Alfortville and Choisy-le-Roi in Val-de-Marne, was built in 1955 by architects Henri Marty and Louis Marty. This industrial complex, integrated with the Val-de-Seine activity park, illustrates the architectural principles of the 1950s: port structures, stilts and glass facades. Its administrative building houses a monumental mosaic commissioned in 1954 by Fernand Léger, representing the fire, made after death by his wife Nadia in 1955. A model of this work is preserved at the Fernand-Léger National Museum in Biot.

Three buildings remain after the site was dismantled: the administrative building (with the mosaic and a link gallery), the social building on stilts, and the garages-vestiaires. Their design reflects the architectural innovation of the period, such as side courts or landscape integration. These elements, as well as the laboratory, were listed as historic monuments on April 12, 2011, highlighting their heritage value.

The mosaic of Léger, now threatened, has generated mobilizations for its preservation, notably by Bernard Klein, former Deputy Director of EDF International. The site, owned by a private company, bears witness to the industrial history of France and the dialogue between art and architecture in the 20th century. GPS coordinates place the main address at 3 rue du Capitain-Alfred-Dreyfus in Alfortville, in an area marked by the conversion of industrial wasteland.

External links

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