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La Désirade, France

Station météorologique de La Désirade

La Désirade, France

Station météorologique de La Désirade
Photo: Desiderio MAURO · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

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La Désirade's weather station, constructed in reinforced concrete, exemplifies the Streamline Moderne aesthetic applied to functional architecture in the French Caribbean. Located on the island of La Désirade in Guadeloupe, this meteorological facility demonstrates how the sleek, aerodynamic forms characteristic of early-to-mid twentieth-century modernism were adapted for tropical scientific infrastructure. Its designation as an inscribed historical monument recognizes both its architectural merit and its role in the island's technical heritage.

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Type
weather station
Materials
reinforced concrete
Heritage
monument historique inscrit
Place
La Désirade, France

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