Designer Xavier Fabre (fr) Phone +33 4 75 94 39 40 Architect Xavier Fabre | Opening date 2015 Beginning date 2012 | |
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Location Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche, Rhône-Alpes, France Type Decorated cave, art gallery, tourist attraction Address Plateau du Razal, 07150 Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France Hours Open today · 9:30AM–6:30PMTuesday9:30AM–6:30PMWednesday9:30AM–6:30PMThursday9:30AM–6:30PMFriday9:30AM–6:30PMSaturday9:30AM–6:30PMSunday9:30AM–6:30PMMonday9:30AM–6:30PM Similar Chauvet Cave, Gorges de l'Ardèche, Pont d'Arc, Aven d'Orgnac, Cité de la Préhistoire Profiles | ||
The Caverne du Pont-d'Arc is a replica of the Chauvet Cave in the commune of Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, in the department of Ardèche and in the Rhône-Alpes region of France. Construction began in October 2012 and it was opened to the public in 2015.
Description
The creation of the Caverne du Pont-d'Arc is a project which is cultural, scientific and technological, unique in its design and in its size (3,500 m2 (38,000 sq ft) on the ground and 8,180 m2 (88,000 sq ft) of geological facies - floors, walls and ceilings) making it the largest decorated replica cavern in the world.
References
Caverne du Pont-d'Arc Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA