{"id":5891,"date":"2020-10-19T16:22:46","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T14:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.asleman.org\/?post_type=60_secondes&amp;p=5891"},"modified":"2020-10-19T16:22:46","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T14:22:46","slug":"n55-un-atlantide-lemanique","status":"publish","type":"60_secondes","link":"https:\/\/asleman.org\/en\/60_secondes\/n55-un-atlantide-lemanique\/","title":{"rendered":"No.55: An Atlantis of Lake Geneva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So what are these \ud835\uddfa\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddf2\u0301\ud835\ude00 that can be seen in Geneva not far from the banks of Cologny, Le Reposoir or Le Vengeron? They are veritable flooded architectural constructions, forming sublacustrine landscapes worthy of a true-to-life Atlantis!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, these are not the remains of dwellings, but the remains of \ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf2\u0300\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddf1'\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude05\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb an exceptional stone: \ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddee \ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude00\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf2. Indeed, from the 14th to the 18th century, this stone was quarried in abundance because, \ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\u0301\ud835\uddfd\ud835\ude02\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\u0301\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddff \ud835\ude00\ud835\uddee \ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\u0301 \ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude01 \ud835\ude00\ud835\uddee \ud835\uddf3\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\u0301 \ud835\uddf1'\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf2\u0300\ud835\ude00, it was used extensively in large-scale projects such as the \ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb \ud835\udde7\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf9, \ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddee \ud835\uddd6\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2\u0301\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\udde6\ud835\ude01-\ud835\udde3\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude02 \ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddf9'\ud835\udddb\ud835\uddfc\u0302\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf9-\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf2-\ud835\udde9\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.asleman.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/57b-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5892\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, the extraction technique was no picnic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time, extraction only took place \ud835\uddfe\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddfe\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff \ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb \ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01 \ud835\uddf9'\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff, period during which the lake level could \ud835\uddef\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude00\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff \ud835\uddf7\ud835\ude02\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddfe\ud835\ude02'\ud835\uddee\u0300 \ud835\udfef \ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddf2\u0300\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00, making the coveted rock accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The quarrymen's work consisted of isolating the quarrying area, drawing water from within the area, sawing pits up to 3 metres deep and then \ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf2\u0301\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff \ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddef\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf0\ud835\ude00 \ud835\ude00\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddff \ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2 into the stone, depending on demand. We can then imagine the \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf2\u0301\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddef\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf2 that these workers on Lake Geneva had to perform, in the piercing cold of winter and the dampness of the lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nowadays, these submerged lake workings offer a backdrop that is certainly immobile, but rich with all the history that makes them up, demonstrating once again \ud835\uddf9'\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddf1\ud835\ude02 \ud835\udddf\ud835\uddf2\u0301\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb \ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude00 \ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00 \ud835\ude02\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddfe\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff \ud835\uddf9'\ud835\udddb\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb, and have been for centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo credits: Kai Taimsalu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud835\udc12\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2c :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rts.ch\/...\/11538076-comment-geneve-sest...\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rts.ch\/...\/11538076-comment-geneve-sest...\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Rts (17 August 2020), \u201cComment Gen\u00e8ve s'est construite gr\u00e2ce aux carri\u00e8res sous-lacustres\u201d (How Geneva was built thanks to the sublacustrine quarries)\u201d<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.plongeplo.ch\/wiki\/index.php\/Le_Reposoir\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.plongeplo.ch\/wiki\/index.php\/Le_Reposoir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Description of dive site : Le Reposoir <\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":5893,"template":"","mots-cles":[],"class_list":["post-5891","60_secondes","type-60_secondes","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"ase":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asleman.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/60_secondes\/5891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asleman.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/60_secondes"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asleman.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/60_secondes"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asleman.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asleman.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"mots-cles","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asleman.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mots-cles?post=5891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}