Project Description
April 1976 – September 1979
8, rue Bernard de Clairvaux – Quartier de l’Horloge – 75003 Paris – France
Photos by : Clovis Prevost
COGEDIM commissioned Jacques Monestier to make this Automaton clock in 1975. President Jacques Chirac inaugurated it on October 8, 1979.
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| Study of man and crab (from his sketch books). | Maquette scale 1:5, maquette scale 1:10, drawing hung on workshop wall. |
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| Welded steel tube frame. | 3D study using cardboard. |
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| Sculptural details of the Parthenon frieze. | Skeleton of figure and structure of clock. |
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| Man and crab fighting. | Stroboscopic photography of fighting man. |
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| Study of crab claw (from his sketch books). | Crab in making process. |
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| Crab sculpture before being assembled. | Study of bird (from his sketch books). |
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| Bird in preparation process. | Bird sculpture before being assembled. |
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| Study of dragon (from his sketch books). | Dragon sculpture before being assembled. |
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| Study of dragon (from his sketch books). | Louis DESOUCHES (hammered dragon scales) Alain MOIROD (made steel structure). |
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| EStudy of clock programmable controller (from his sketch books). |
Set up and programming. |
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| Spreader and hoist to lift and lower parts of the sculpture. | Finished clock in workshop. |
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| Installation of the clock in area still under construction. September 1979. |
Firemen in front of clock. |
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Due to a lack of funding for its maintenance, the clock has been stopped since July 1st, 2003 for an undetermined period of time…
