Monte Carlo Sun stands at 74 Boulevard d'Italie, in Saint-Roman. It was completed in 1982 to designs by Jean Ginsberg, E. Popesco and Louis Rué. It rises 27 levels, about 81 metres, is contemporary in style and holds apartments. It pairs a 26-storey tower with a long low block below Boulevard d'Italie; its pool and club house lie across the border, in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin.
The building
74 Boulevard d'Italie, Saint-Roman, Monaco – facts from the open sources, each with its source.
Facts
- Address
- 74 Boulevard d'Italie
- Use
- Apartment buildingOpenStreetMap
- Built
- 1982Metro Mode
- Architect
- Jean Ginsberg, E. Popesco, Louis RuéOpenStreetMap / Wikidata
- Footprint
- 4,659 m²OpenStreetMap
- Quartier
- Saint-Roman
The sun
Hours of direct sun on each façade at the middle floor, and floor by floor on the sunniest one (SSE). The hills behind Monaco, the sea and every building around are counted.
Façade by façade
| Façade | 21 March | 21 June | 21 Sept. | 21 Dec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSE 21 m | 9.8 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 7.1 |
| S (courtyard) 4 m | 8.7 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 6.3 |
| SSE 13 m | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.9 |
| SW 5 m | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 6.8 |
| SSW 12 m | 7.7 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 6.9 |
| SE (courtyard) 10 m | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 5.3 |
| ESE 70 m | 7.0 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
| SW 4 m | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.5 |
VERA PI’s sun model (NOAA); ground at 37 m from the Copernicus GLO-30 surface model. Clear sky; an estimate, not a measurement.
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- Saint-Romanline 1, line 4, line N1 · 1 min on foot
- Beach
- Plage du Pont de Fer3 min on foot
- Port
- Port Hercule Contre-Jetée de l’Avant Port Light29 min on foot
- From the Casino
- 26 min on footestimate, with the stairs and lifts
- From the Palais
- 45 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: Résidences Monte Carlo Sun