A bold red spire titled the 101st spire of Caen stands permanently at the prow of the peninsula, celebrating the city's millennium and the port's transformation. The public sculpture was created by Vincent Baranger and Anthony Lebossé with artistic direction from Mathias Courtet. The monument pays tribute to Caen's skyline of abbey and church spires while addressing a lack of vertical landmark on the new peninsula. Local manufacturer Terreal and the Poterie de Bavent contributed materials and traditional finishing. The intense red hue, made from local clay, reads like a lighthouse or starboard marker, turning the port into a central public square and symbolic bridge to the historic center.
A contemporary spire rises in Caen, France, as multidisciplinary design creates a bold red signal to celebrate the city's millennium and the future of its transforming port and peninsula. The public installation, titled the 101st spire of Caen, was created by Vincent Baranger and Caen native Anthony Lebossé at the invitation of artistic director Mathias Courtet. Conceived as a permanent sculpture, the monument the monument pays tribute to the city's architectural heritage - a skyline shaped by the spires of its historic abbeys and churches.
Standing at the prow of the peninsula, the red spire is a dramatic maritime landmark. Its unique, intense red color, developed by Terreal from local clay, is reminiscent of a lighthouse or a starboard marker, reinforcing the canal as a crucial maritime gateway and transforming the port into a central public square. This micro-architecture serves as a geographic and symbolic bridge, connecting the historic city center to the emerging urban landscape,
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