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Gabie – a wooden tower in the middle of the river that offers a unique access and view of the world

Gabie is a very special tower with a lifting mechanism.

Artist and designer Florent Albinet has set up an interesting installation in the middle of the La Juine lazy river in the Domaine de Chamarande in the French city of Essonne, a mini-tower with a lifting mechanism, the top of which can be reached by pedaling. Offering a new perspective on the picturesque surroundings, Gabie's 6-meter winch tower will be open to the public until November 1, 2015.

In the middle of calm of the river La Juine in the city of Essonne, France, it recently grew wooden tower Gabby. 6-meter tower on the winch, which lies in the immediate vicinity of the manor house Château de Chamarande, is a very special attraction, because it offers the visitor to get to know nature from a perspective that he does not yet know, by lifting it above the river level and letting it float in the air.


We reach the tower with help pedal raft, a sort of pedal boat, so that we don't get carried away by the current of the sea, and a tensioned steel rope between the shore and the installation takes care of it.

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The steel rope is also the one that helps us drive the pedals and lifting mechanism rises to the heights when we harness one of the two seats.

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