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First steps: from valley to platform begin
The project to fill in the valley of Flon was such that the land was given to the society “LO Holding”, such as
we know it today, without charge under the agreement that LO Holding took over management of the filling
in of the valley and the covering of the Flon river.
This period of development of Flon saw many changes, including the funicular train line to link Lausanne
and Ouchy, the two buildings “les entrepôts”, the tribunal fédéral of Montbenon and the Hôtel Mercier.
As more permanent buildings were constructed, the employed technique was one of “beton hennebique”, as
was being seen in many parts of Switzerland at the time.
Structures of period still seen today:
Twin “entrepôt” buildings Hotel J.J. Mercier
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