Cheminée du Front de Seine

The structure you are approaching is the Cheminée du Front de Seine, a striking white pillar that rises one hundred and thirty meters above the Grenelle district. While it functions as a chimney for the district heating plant, its design sets it apart from ordinary industrial stacks. It was created in the early nineteen seventies by the sculptor François Stahly, who treated the massive vent as a piece of public art rather than just a utility. Because of his vision, the structure serves as a vertical sculpture that anchors the modernist landscape of the surrounding neighborhood.