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The Ombrière is a vast sheet of polished stainless steel that floats roughly six metres above the paving at the head of Marseille's Old Port, held up on eight slender columns. Designed by the British architect Norman Foster with the landscape designer Michel Desvigne, it was unveiled in 2013 when Marseille was European Capital of Culture, the centrepiece of a project that cleared the harbour of traffic and returned it to pedestrians. Its underside is a perfect mirror, catching and inverting the morning fish market, the ferry passengers and the masts of the moored boats, while its matte top keeps the fierce sun from glaring into the surrounding buildings. It stands at the very inlet where Greek sailors founded the city around 600 BC, making it a modern gesture of welcome at the oldest heart of Marseille.
Fatti principali
- 2013 year — Unveiled when Marseille was European Capital of Culture
- 600 BC — Greek sailors from Phocaea founded this port, Massalia, around this time
- 6 meters — The mirror canopy floats roughly this high on eight slender columns
📍 Quai de la Fraternité, 13002, Marseille