Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Futuroscope Le Solido
2014 year| Nordic gold | 15.9 g | 34 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Type | Medals › Souvenir medallions |
| Year | 2014 |
| Composition | Nordic gold |
| Weight | 15.9 g |
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#67914 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 88% |
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Lettering:
FRANCE
MONNAIE
DE PARIS
2014
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Comment
https://collection-jetons-touristiques.com/?m=coin&id=1490The Solido was in operation from 1993 to 2017.
The clear base of this building gives a free silhouette to a 33-meter-diameter sphere, symmetrically divided by a long black ridge. From 1999 to 2006, a gigantic logo of the film being shown was displayed on the right-hand side of the sphere (T-Rex: Return to the Cretaceous from 1999 to 2002; Space Station 3D from 2003 to 2006). This display has been discontinued since the arrival of Under the World's Seas 3D in 2007.
The Solido's sphere houses a 27-meter-diameter hemispherical screen that occupies half of the interior surface, the other half being reserved for the 315 seats in the bleachers, the hall's slope being 25° to the horizontal.
The Solido offers the ultimate in cinema technology, combining Omnimax technology (IMAX Dome process) and double 3D projection. In fact, it's the only cinema in the world to offer this technology to the public.
A film is projected 18 meters onto a 900 m2 hemispherical screen. Liquid crystal glasses synchronized with the film by infrared create a 3D effect: the projection alternates two images, one for each eye, giving the brain an impression of relief due to retinal persistence. Solido technology requires two xenon bulbs of 15,000 watts each, for a total power of 30,000 watts.
Futuroscope decided to close the Solido due to the ageing of the process and the building, and the realization of a future attraction project at this location. The pavilion closes its doors for good on September 3, 2017.
Demolition work began at the end of November 2017 and was completed on December 8, 2017. It is due to make way for a new attraction planned for 2020.
