Lotus Bleu stands on Boulevard du Jardin Exotique, in Les Moneghetti. It was completed around 1899 to designs by Théodore Gastaud. It has 5 levels, is Belle Époque in style and holds offices and apartments. A former town house built by Théodore Gastaud at the very end of the 19th century, now offices.
The building
Boulevard du Jardin Exotique, Moneghetti, Monaco – facts from the open sources, each with its source.
Facts
- Address
- Boulevard du Jardin Exotique
- Use
- Apartment buildingOpenStreetMap
- Built
- c. 1899Metro Mode
- Architect
- Théodore GastaudOpenStreetMap / Wikidata
- Floors
- 4OpenStreetMap building:levels
- Height
- 13 mfrom the storeys in OpenStreetMap (3.1 m a floor)
- Footprint
- 263 m²OpenStreetMap
- Quartier
- Moneghetti
The sun
Hours of direct sun on each façade at the middle floor, and floor by floor on the sunniest one (SSW). The hills behind Monaco, the sea and every building around are counted.
Façade by façade
| Façade | 21 March | 21 June | 21 Sept. | 21 Dec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESE 13 m | 3.1 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
| NNE 18 m | 3.0 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| SSW 19 m | 2.8 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 0.6 |
| SSW 5 m | 0.2 | 6.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| WNW 6 m | 0.0 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| WNW 4 m | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NNE 5 m | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Floor by floor
| Floor | 21 March | 21 June | 21 Sept. | 21 Dec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground floor | 2.8 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| Floor 1 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| Floor 2 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 0.6 |
| Floor 3 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
VERA PI’s sun model (NOAA); ground at 70 m from the Copernicus GLO-30 surface model. Clear sky; an estimate, not a measurement.
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- Belgiqueline 2, line 3, line N2, line X1 · 1 min on foot
- Beach
- Plage du Solarium15 min on foot
- Port
- port de Monaco11 min on foot
- From the Casino
- 12 min on footestimate, with the stairs and lifts
- From the Palais
- 12 min on footestimate, with the stairs and lifts
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Sources
Building outline, height, floors, use and address: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0.
Sun: VERA PI’s model; terrain Copernicus GLO-30 (© DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA).
Buses: Compagnie des Autobus de Monaco GTFS (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
PSS-archi: Villa Lotus Bleu