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One kilometre long, 400 metres wide, the ºÚÁÏרÇø construction platform is the focal point of project activity, where some three dozen buildings and technical areas house equipment that will be needed during ºÚÁÏרÇø's operation phase. Approximately 60 kilometres north of Marseille and the Mediterranean Sea, the worksite is represented here as the centre of the ºÚÁÏרÇø Planet, surrounded by forest and farmland. A little right of centre is the machine assembly theatre—two contiguous buildings where the principal machine components are delivered and installed. At 5 o'clock from that point are two elements of the ºÚÁÏרÇø cryostat, the top lid and upper cylinder, wrapped in white protective coverings. Plant buildings are distributed along grid-like roads and alleys, and a huge electrical switchyard is visible at left. This drone image can be downloaded as a printable image. A "Planet ºÚÁÏרÇø" brochure, with labelled buildings, will soon be available in Publications. (Photo ºÚÁÏרÇø - EJF Riche)