The Paris metropolitan area is among those hosting the most skyscrapers in Europe: as of 2006 there are twelve skyscrapers with roof height above 150 meters (492 feet) and two more under construction (compared to 9 such skyscrapers in London, 9 in Frankfurt, 6 in Moscow, and 6 in Istanbul). Most of Paris high-rise buildings are located in three distinct areas: La Défense, the 13th arrondissement, and the Front de Seine (in the 15th arrondissement).

La Défense, the largest business district in Europe, is located west of the city proper, in the heart of the Hauts-de-Seine département. Unlike the other high-rise areas, La Défense is dominated mostly by office buildings. The 13th arrondissement towers are mostly residential, located in the south of the arrondissement, in what is today Chinatown. Most of the buildings of the Front de Seine, which is in close proximity to the Eiffel Tower, were built in the 1970s and 1980s and are of mixed commercial and residential use.

Other high-rise buildings are scattered throughout the Paris metropolitan area, mainly near the Périphérique freeway. These include Les Mercuriales in Bagnolet, the Tour Pleyel in Saint-Denis, or the Hôtel Concorde Lafayette in the city proper (near the Porte Maillot). The tallest skyscraper of Paris, the Tour Montparnasse, stands alone in the Montparnasse area.

Tallest buildings and structures

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This list is a survey of the top fifty tallest buildings and structures in the Paris metropolitan area. The list is sorted by roof height. If two or more structures have the same height, equal ranking is given and the structures are listed in alphabetical order.

Fifty Tallest Buildings and Structures in the Paris Metropolitan Area

Rank	Name	Built	Use	Height		Levels	District	Municipality
				meters	feet
1	Tour Eiffel	1889	monument, telecom structure	324	1,063	3	7th arr.	Paris
2	Tour Maine Montparnasse	1972	office	210	689	59	15th arr.	Paris
3	Tour Total	1985	office	187	614	48	La Défense	Courbevoie
4	Tour Areva	1974	office	184	604	44	La Défense	Courbevoie
5	Tour Gan	1974	office	179	587	44	La Défense	Courbevoie
6	Tour Alicante (Société Générale)	1995	office	167	548	37	La Défense	Nanterre
	Tour Chassagne (Société Générale)	1995	office	167	548	37	La Défense	Nanterre
8	Tour EDF	2001	office	165	541	41	La Défense	Puteaux
9	Cœur Défense	2001	office	161	528	40	La Défense	Courbevoie
10	Tour Assur (AXA)	1974	office	159	522	39	La Défense	Courbevoie
11	Tour Adria (Technip)	2002	office	155	509	40	La Défense	Courbevoie
	Tour Égée (Ernst&Young)	1999	office	155	509	40	La Défense	Courbevoie
13	Tour Ariane	1975	office	152	499	36	La Défense	Puteaux
14	Tour Les Poissons	1970	mixed	150	492	42	La Défense	Courbevoie
15	Tour Pleyel	1972	mixed	143	469	37	Carrefour Pleyel	Saint-Denis
16	Tour CBX	2005	office	142	466	36	La Défense	Courbevoie
17	Tour Hertzienne TDF de Romainville	1984	telecom structure	141	463		Romainville	Romainville
18	Hôtel Concorde Lafayette	1974	hotel	137	449	33	17th arr.	Paris
19	Tour Défense 2000	1974	residential	136	446	46	La Défense	Puteaux
20	Tour Europlaza	1995	office	135	443	31	La Défense	Courbevoie
21	Tour Descartes (IBM)	1988	office	130	427	40	La Défense	Courbevoie
22	Tour France	1973	residential	126	413	40	La Défense	Puteaux
23	Tour Olympe (Daewoo)	1974	office	125	410	35	Porte d'Aubervilliers	Aubervilliers
24	Tour Prélude, Orgues de Flandre	1979	residential	123	404	39	19th arr.	Paris
25	Tour Levant, les Mercuriales	1975	office	122	400	33	Porte de Bagnolet	Bagnolet
	Tour Ponant, les Mercuriales	1975	office	122	400	33	Porte de Bagnolet	Bagnolet
27	Tour Franklin	1972	office	120	394	33	La Défense	Puteaux
28	Tour Sequoia (Bull, Cegetel, SFR)	1990	office	119	390	33	La Défense	Courbevoie
	Tour Winterthur	1973	office	119	390	33	La Défense	Puteaux
30	Tour Michelet (Total)	1985	office	117	384	34	La Défense	Puteaux
	Tour CB16	2003	office	117	384	32	La Défense	Courbevoie
32	Hôtel Méridien Montparnasse	1974	hotel	116	381	30	14th arr.	Paris
33	Tour Super-Italie	1973	residential	113	371	38	13th arr.	Paris
34	Tour Neptune	1972	office	113	371	28	La Défense	Courbevoie
	Préfecture des Hauts-de-Seine	1974	office	113	371	25	La Défense	Nanterre
36	Grande Arche	1989	office	110	361	37	La Défense	Puteaux
	Tour Manhattan	1975	office	110	361	32	La Défense	Courbevoie
	Tour Aurore	1970	office	110	361	29	La Défense	Courbevoie
39	Tour Eve	1975	mixed	109	358	30	La Défense	Puteaux
	Tour Initiale	1967	office	109	358	30	La Défense	Puteaux
41	Tour Fugue, Orgues de Flandre	1979	residential	108	354	35	19th arr.	Paris
42	Tour Nuage 1, Tours Aillaud	1976	residential	105	344	39	La Défense	Nanterre
	Tour Nuage 2, Tours Aillaud	1976	residential	105	344	39	La Défense	Nanterre
	Dôme des Invalides	1708	church	105	344		7th arr.	Paris
45	Résidence Antoine et Cléopâtre		residential	104	341	37	13th arr.	Paris
	Tour Gambetta	1975	residential	104	341	37	La Défense	Courbevoie
	Tour Anvers, Les Olympiades		residential	104	341	36	13th arr.	Paris
	Tour Athènes, Les Olympiades		residential	104	341	36	13th arr.	Paris
	Tour Cortina, Les Olympiades		residential	104	341	36	13th arr.	Paris
	Tour Helsinki, Les Olympiades		residential	104	341	36	13th arr.	Paris
	Tour Londres, Les Olympiades		residential	104	341	36	13th arr.	Paris
	Tour Mexico, Les Olympiades		residential	104	341	36	13th arr.	Paris
	Tour Sapporo, Les Olympiades		residential	104	341	36	13th arr.	Paris
	Tour Tokyo, Les Olympiades		residential	104	341	36	13th arr.	Paris

Future structures

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This is a list of structures that are either under construction or due to start construction soon. A minimum of 6 other skyscrapers from 200 m (650 ft) to more than 400 m (1,300 ft) have been announced in La Défense and are due to be completed by 2015 at the latest, but their specifications are not known yet. Another 200 m tower designed by Jean Nouvel which is not part of that scheme has also been proposed nearby La Défense.

Very recently, two additional towers of 180 m have been announced in the Val de Seine business district located in Issy-les-Moulineaux, and two others of 160 m have been proposed in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Structures are sorted by planned height.

Structures to be built in or near Paris, France

Name	Use	Height		Levels	District	Municipality	Notes
		meters	feet
Tour Assur (AXA)	office	225	728		La Défense	Courbevoie	renovation
Tour T1	office	185	607	37	La Défense	Courbevoie	under construction
Tour Granite (Société Générale)	office	183	600	37	La Défense	Nanterre	under construction
Tour de Levallois 1	office	165	541	42	Collange-Front de Seine	Levallois-Perret	project approved
Tour de Levallois 2	office	165	541	42	Collange-Front de Seine	Levallois-Perret	project approved
Tour du Palais de Justice	office	115	377		13th arr.	Paris	project approved
Tour Paris Côté Seine (ex-Flatotel)	hotel	98	322	32	15th arr.	Paris	renovation
Tour Mozart	office	97	318		Val de Seine	Issy-les-Moulineaux	project approved

References

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See also

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• List of buildings

External links

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• Paris-Skyscrapers : Survey of high-rise buildings in Paris area.
• Paris-Skyscrapers forum : Forums about urbanism and architecture in Paris area.
• Emporis : International database of highrise buildings (incomplete).
• Structurae : International database of structures (incomplete).
• Skyscrapercity : International forums about highrise buildings.
• Skyscraperpage : Diagrams showing skyscrapers from all over the world.

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