Grenoble, a city of contrasts.

The building on this picture (even if I find it quite ugly!) is a symbol of Grenoble.
It is located in a district called L'Ile Verte and it is part of a set of 3 identical towers. They were built between 1963 and 1967 and, at that time, they were the highest inhabited towers in Europe (98 meters high).

The mountain in the background is called Belledonne.
And as Stendhal wrote it, in Grenoble you've got a mountain at the end of every street.

Commentaires

Deb a dit…
even that building looks beautiful in this setting. Minneapolis welcomes you to the DP community!!
Gerald (SK14) a dit…
Welcome to the world of DP
M.Benaut a dit…
Welcome, Mademoiselle, (to Dailyphoto blogging), from sunny South Australia.
It is wonderful to see one of my favourite cities in France represented within the DP group. I hope to be visiting Grenoble this year and obviously, I now can see so much more of your city.
Je vous souhaite la bonne chance avec votre nouveau Blog.
Matthieu a dit…
Bienvenue dans la communauté des DP blogs. Je t'adresse tous mes encouragements depuis Cherbourg-Octeville (France).
Gaëlle a dit…
I just wanted to thank you all again for the support. You can be sure that it's really appreciated!
I'm glad I joined this community and hope you'll like my futur photos.
Nathalie H.D. a dit…
Extraordinaire contraste, bravo!
Curly a dit…
I like the juxtaposition between the two towering objects here, very nice!
Kris a dit…
i agree with chris&Deb, the building was beautified by the b/ground ..wow!!
Julien a dit…
Superbe photo
-Chris- a dit…
Sometimes, if you climb on the bastille on a foggy day, they are the only visible buildings sticking out of the clouds; it's quite a view. Nice photo, I like the effect.