Tour Areva
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Tour Areva | |
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![]() Tour Areva (Formerly Tour Fiat) La Défense | |
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General information | |
Type | Office |
Location | La Défense (Courbevoie) |
Coordinates | 48°53′32″N 2°14′31″E / 48.89222°N 2.24194°ECoordinates: 48°53′32″N 2°14′31″E / 48.89222°N 2.24194°E |
Construction started | 1972 |
Completed | 1974 |
Height | |
Antenna spire | 184 m (604 ft) |
Roof | 184 m (604 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 44 |
Floor area | 102,500 m2 (1,103,000 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) ; Roger Saubot, Francois Jullien |
Tour Areva (previously known as Tour Framatome and Tour Fiat) is an office skyscraper designed by global architects SOM and located in La Défense, a high-rise business district, and in the commune of Courbevoie, France, west of Paris.
Built in 1974, the tower is 184 m (604 feet) tall.
Tour Areva is entirely black; its cladding is made of dark granite and darkened windows. Its shape is that of a perfect square prism. It is said that its architects were inspired by the black monolith in Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
The site where the tower was built was codenamed CB1 in La Défense initial master plan. A twin tower of Tour Areva was initially planned at the current location of the Tour Total, but was cancelled due to the 1973 oil crisis.
See also[]
- List of tallest structures in Paris
External links[]
- Tour Areva (Emporis)
- Expatriates Magazine A Printed publication distributed in Tour Areva for international employees
- Skyscraper office buildings in France
- La Défense
- Office buildings completed in 1974
- Buildings and structures completed in 1974