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60' · RMC Découverte · 2022

Engineering Marvel: The Pic du Midi Megastructure

The film

At an altitude of 2,876 meters, the Pyrenees are home to a breathtaking site: the Pic du Midi. For 140 years, the summit has housed a world-class scientific station and astronomical observatories. However, this isolated site, inaccessible by road, can become particularly violent and inhospitable. Building here requires one absolute necessity: withstanding harrowing conditions and the perpetual assaults of the mountain and the elements. Discover the behind-the-scenes secrets of constructing an extraordinary megastructure.