Tallest Buildings and Structures in Paris

By on 20/08/2010 in Attractions, Paris

Paris 13th arrondissement panoramic view

Paris 13th arrondissement panoramic view

This page presents a list of the tallest skyscrapers buildings and structures in the Paris region, consisting of the inner Paris urban area (Paris and neighboring communes).

The Paris urban area contains the most skyscrapers of any metropolitan area in the European Union: as of early 2009, there are 14 skyscrapers that reach a roof height of at least 150 meters (492 feet), compared to 10 such skyscrapers in Frankfurt and London, 5 in Madrid, and 4 in Warsaw. Most of Paris’s high-rise buildings are located in three distinct areas; La Defense, located in the western inner suburbs in the departement of the Hauts-de-Seine, Italie 13, located in the southern half of the 13th arrondissement, and the Front de Seine, located in the 15th arrondissement.

La Defense is the largest purpose-built business district in Europe. Unlike the other high-rise areas, La Defense 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 (Quartier chinois). 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 area, mainly in close proximity to the Peripherique freeway. These include Les Mercuriales in Bagnolet, the Tour Pleyel in Saint Denis, and the Hotel Concorde Lafayette in the city proper (near the Porte Maillot). The tallest skyscraper of Paris, the Tour Montparnasse, stands alone in the Montparnasse area.

This list ranks Paris skyscrapers and free-standing towers that stand at least 90 metres (295 ft) tall. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height.

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RankNameBuiltUseHeight
(metres)		Height
(feet)		LevelsDistrictCommune
(municipality)
1Tour Eiffel1889monument,
telecom		324.01,06337th arr.Paris
2Tour First2011office23173950La DéfenseCourbevoie
3Tour Maine Montparnasse1969–1973office210.06895915th arr.Paris
4Maudétour en Vexin transmitter2005guyed mast200.0656Maudétour en Vexin
5Tour Total1985office187.061448La DéfenseCourbevoie
6Tour T12008office185.060738La DéfenseCourbevoie
7Tour Areva1974office184.060444La DéfenseCourbevoie
8Tour Granite2008office183.060037La DéfenseNanterre
9Tour Gan1974office179.058744La DéfenseCourbevoie
10Tour Alicante (Société Générale)1995office167.054837La DéfenseNanterre
11Tour Chassagne (Société Générale)1995office167.054837La DéfenseNanterre
12Tour EDF2001office165.054141La DéfensePuteaux
13Cœur Défense2001office161.052840La DéfenseCourbevoie
14Tour Adria (Technip)2002office155.050940La DéfenseCourbevoie
15Tour Égée (Ernst&Young)1999office155.050940La DéfenseCourbevoie
16Tour Ariane1975office152.049936La DéfensePuteaux
17Tour Pleyel1972mixed143.046937Carrefour PleyelSaint-Denis
18Tour CBX2005office142.046636La DéfenseCourbevoie
19Tour Hertzienne TDF du Fort de Romainville1984telecom structure141.0463Les LilasLes Lilas
20Hôtel Concorde Lafayette1974hotel137.0 (190.0 – antenna)4493317th arr.Paris
21Tour Défense 20001974residential136.044646La DéfensePuteaux
22Tour Europlaza1995office135.044331La DéfenseCourbevoie
23Tour Descartes (IBM)1988office130.042740La DéfenseCourbevoie
24Cheminée du Front de Seine1973chimney130.042715th arr.Paris
25Tour Les Poissons1970mixed128.042042La DéfenseCourbevoie
26Tour France1973residential126.041340La DéfensePuteaux
27Tour Olympe (Daewoo)1974office125.041035Porte d’AubervilliersAubervilliers
28Tour Prélude, Orgues de Flandre1979residential123.14043919th arr.Paris
29Tour Levant, les Mercuriales1975office122.040033Porte de BagnoletBagnolet
30Tour Ponant, les Mercuriales1975office122.040033Porte de BagnoletBagnolet
31Tour Franklin1972office120.039433La DéfensePuteaux
32Chennevières sur Marne Telecommunication Tower1972communication120.0394Chennevières sur Marne
33Tour Sequoia (Bull, Cegetel, SFR)1990office119.039033La DéfensePuteaux
34Tour Winterthur1973office119.039033La DéfensePuteaux
35Tour Michelet (Total)1985office117.038434La DéfensePuteaux
36Tour CB162003office117.038432La DéfenseCourbevoie
37Hôtel Méridien Montparnasse1974hotel116.13813114th arr.Paris
38Tour Super-Italie1973residential113.03713813th arr.Paris
39Tour Neptune1972office113.037128La DéfenseCourbevoie
40Préfecture des Hauts-de-Seine1974office113.037125La DéfenseNanterre
41Grande Arche1989monument, office110.036137La DéfensePuteaux
42Tour Manhattan1975office110.036132La DéfenseCourbevoie
43Tour Giraldaresidential110.03613620th arr.Paris
44Tour Aurore1970office110.036129La DéfenseCourbevoie
45Tour Eve1975mixed109.035836La DéfensePuteaux
46Tour Initiale1967office109.035830La DéfensePuteaux
47Tour Fugue, Orgues de Flandre1972residential108.03543519th arr.Paris
48Tour Nuage 1, Tours Aillaud1976residential105.034439La DéfenseNanterre
49Tour Nuage 2, Tours Aillaud1976residential105.034439La DéfenseNanterre
50Dôme des Invalides1706church105.03447th arr.Paris
51Résidence Antoine et Cléopâtre, Italie 131970residential104.03413713th arr.Paris
52Tour Gambetta1975residential104.034137La DéfenseCourbevoie
53Tour Anvers, Les Olympiades1974residential104.03413613th arr.Paris
54Tour Athènes, Les Olympiades1974residential104.03413613th arr.Paris
55Tour Cortina, Les Olympiades1970residential104.03413413th arr.Paris
56Tour Helsinki, Les Olympiades1974residential104.03413613th arr.Paris
57Tour Londres, Les Olympiades1974residential104.03413613th arr.Paris
58Tour Mexico, Les Olympiades1974residential104.03413613th arr.Paris
59Tour Sapporo, Les Olympiades1974residential104.03413613th arr.Paris
60Tour Tokyo, Les Olympiades1974residential104.03413613th arr.Paris
61Tour Chéops, Italie 131970residential103.03383513th arr.Paris
62Tour Mykérinos, Italie 131970residential103.03383513th arr.Paris
63Tour Cèdre1998office103.033826La DéfenseCourbevoie
64Tour Ancône, Italie 131970residential102.03353513th arr.Paris
65Tour Bologne, Italie 131970residential102.03353513th arr.Paris
66Tour Ferrare, Italie 131970residential102.03353513th arr.Paris
67Tour Palerme, Italie 131970residential102.03353513th arr.Paris
68Tour Ravenne, Italie 131970residential102.03353513th arr.Paris
69Tour Cantate, Orgues de Flandre1979residential101.03313019th arr.Paris
70Tour Opus121973office100.032827La DéfensePuteaux
71Tour Athéna1984office100.032825La DéfensePuteaux
72Novotel Paris Tour Eiffel, Front de Seine1976hotel100.03283115th arr.Paris
73Tour Totem, Front de Seine1979residential100.03283115th arr.Paris
74Tour Cristal, Front de Seine1988–1990office95.03282715th arr.Paris
75Tour Paris Seine (Résidence Duvergier)1973residential100.03283019th arr.Paris
76Tour Vendôme1975office100.032829Pont de SèvresBoulogne
77Tour Europe1969office99.032528La DéfenseCourbevoie
78Tour AIG1967office99.032527La DéfenseCourbevoie
79Tour Paris Côté Seine, Front de Seine1977hotel98.03223215th arr.Paris
80Tour de Seine, Front de Seine1970residential98.13223115th arr.Paris
81Tour Prisma (Tour Kvaerner)1998office97.031825La DéfenseCourbevoie
82Tour Chambord, Italie 131970residential96.03153413th arr.Paris
83Tour Atlas, Italie 131970residential95.03123313th arr.Paris
84Tour Puccini, Italie 131970residential95.03123313th arr.Paris
85Tour Verdi, Italie 131970residential95.03123313th arr.Paris
86Tour Atlantique1970office95.031227La DéfensePuteaux
87Tour Pascal1983office95.031227La DéfensePuteaux
88Tour Mantoue, Italie 131970residential95.03123313th arr.Paris
89Tour de Mars, Front de Seine1974residential94.03083215th arr.Paris
90Tour Beaugrenelle, Front de Seine1979residential94.03083015th arr.Paris
91Tour Perspective 1, Front de Seine1973residential94.03083015th arr.Paris
92Tour Perspective 2, Front de Seine1975residential94.03083015th arr.Paris
93Tour Reflets, Front de Seine1976residential94.03083015th arr.Paris
94Tour Franklin1972office120.0394Mairie de MontreuilMontreuil-sous-Bois
95Tour Avant-Seine, Front de Seine1975residential93.03053215th arr.Paris
96Tour Espace 2000, Front de Seine1976residential93.03053115th arr.Paris
97Tour Evasion 2000, Front de Seine1971residential93.03053115th arr.Paris
98Tour Panorama, Front de Seine1974residential93.03053015th arr.Paris
99Tour Rive Gauche, Front de Seine1975residential93.03053015th arr.Paris
100Tour Keller, Front de Seine1970residential93.03052915th arr.Paris
101Residences Beryl, Italie 131970residential92.03023213th arr.Paris
102Residences Jade, Italie 131970residential92.03023213th arr.Paris
103Residences Onyx, Italie 131970residential92.03023213th arr.Paris
104Residences Rubis, Italie 131970residential92.03023213th arr.Paris
105Tour Abeille, Italie 131970residential92.03023213th arr.Paris
106Tour Capri, Italie 131970residential92.03023213th arr.Paris
107Tour Rimini, Italie 131970residential92.03023213th arr.Paris
108Notre-Dame de Paris (spire)1163(1245)1345church92.0302Ile de la CitéParis
109Tour Chéphren, Italie 131970residential90.02952713th arr.Paris
110Orgues de Flandre 41979residential90.02952619th arr.Paris
111Tour Pacific1992office90.029525La DéfensePuteaux
112Tour Zamansky, Jussieu1971education113.1295275th arr.Paris

(Text Source: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia)

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