The CMA CGM Tower is a 147 m tall skyscraper in
Euroméditerranée
Euroméditerranée () is an urban renewal project underway in Marseille to create an ecodistrict in the neighbourhood of La Joliette.
The project was launched in 1995 with the initiative of Mayor Robert Vigouroux
Robert Vigouroux (21 March ...
, the
central business district
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of
Marseille,
France. Designed by
Zaha Hadid, it is the headquarters for
CMA CGM, a major shipping firm, hosting 2,200 employees previously spread over seven sites.
Zaha Hadid was selected to design the building in November 2004 and it became her first built tower.
It is intended to interact with other landmarks of the city including the
Château d'If and the
basilica of
Notre-Dame de la Garde, which stands taller than the tower on a rocky outcrop.
Built by
Vinci
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Places
*Vinci, Tuscany, a ''comune'' in the Province of Florence, Italy
*Vinci (Golubac), a community in Braničevo District, Serbia
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* Alessandro Vinci (born 1987), Italian footballer
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subsidiary GTM Construction,
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the building has 20 lifts to service its 33 floors
and was completed in September 2011.
File:Tour CMA CGM de Marseille depuis endoume Sept 08.jpg, The tower, then in construction, seen from Endoume
References
External links
CMA CMG Press InformationCMA CGM Headquarters by Zaha Hadid photographed by Hufton+CrowThe CMA CGM Tower: a lighthouse for new shipping routes
Skyscraper office buildings in France
Zaha Hadid buildings
Postmodern architecture
Modernist architecture in France
Office buildings completed in 2011
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