The tallest structure in the City of
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
and the
Île-de-France
The Île-de-France (, ; literally "Isle of France") is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France. Centred on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the country and often called the ''Région parisienne'' (; en, P ...
remains the
Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower ( ; french: links=yes, tour Eiffel ) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower.
Locally nicknamed "' ...
in the
7th arrondissement, 300 meters high ''(or 330 m including the broadcasting antenna at its top)'', completed in 1889 as the gateway to the 1889 Paris Universal Exposition. The tallest building in the Paris region is the
Tour First, at 231 meters, located in
La Defense. It is tied for ninth place among the
tallest buildings in the European Union. The tallest building within the city limits of Paris is the
Tour Montparnasse
Tour Maine-Montparnasse (Maine-Montparnasse Tower), also commonly named Tour Montparnasse, is a office skyscraper located in the Montparnasse area of Paris, France. Constructed from 1969 to 1973, it was the tallest skyscraper in France until 2 ...
, 210 meters high.
Tallest buildings and structures
The Paris region has three of the tallest twenty-five building in the European Union; the Tour First, the Tour Hekla, and the Tour Montparnasse. As of 2022, there are 23 skyscrapers that reach a roof height of at least .
Most of the Paris region's high-rise buildings are located in three distinct areas:
:*
La Défense
La Défense () is a major business district in France, located west of the city limits of Paris. It is part of the Paris metropolitan area in the Île-de-France region, located in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in the communes of Courbevoie ...
, located just west of the City of Paris in the
département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety- ...
of the ''
Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine (; ) is a département in the Île-de-France region, Northern France. It covers Paris's western inner suburbs. It is bordered by Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne to the east, Val-d'Oise to the north, Yvelines to the wes ...
''. Eight of the tallest ten buildings and structures in the region are located in La Defense.
:*
Italie 13, located in the southern half of the
13th arrondissement: The 13th arrondissement towers are mostly residential, located in the south of the
arrondissement
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands.
Europe
France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements' ...
, in what is today le ''Quartier chinois'' (Chinatown);
:*
Front de Seine, located in the
15th arrondissement: Most of the buildings of the
Front de Seine, which is in close proximity to the
Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower ( ; french: links=yes, tour Eiffel ) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower.
Locally nicknamed "' ...
, were built in the 1970s and 1980s and are of mixed commercial and residential use. The tallest building is the
Tour Montparnasse
Tour Maine-Montparnasse (Maine-Montparnasse Tower), also commonly named Tour Montparnasse, is a office skyscraper located in the Montparnasse area of Paris, France. Constructed from 1969 to 1973, it was the tallest skyscraper in France until 2 ...
, the only skyscraper within the city limits of Paris.
Other high-rise buildings are scattered throughout the Paris area, mainly in close proximity to the ''
Périphérique'' freeway. These include
Les Mercuriales in
Bagnolet
Bagnolet () is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.
History
On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighboring communes. On that occasion, a small part of the commune ...
, the
Tour Pleyel in
Saint-Denis, and the
Hôtel Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile in the city proper (near the Porte Maillot).
However the tallest tower is built within central Paris: the iconic
Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower ( ; french: links=yes, tour Eiffel ) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower.
Locally nicknamed "' ...
standing alongside the Seine River at the heart of the
7th arrondissement. Built in 1889, it was the first man-made structure in the world to exceed 1,000 feet.
File:Eiffel Tower 20051010.jpg, The Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower ( ; french: links=yes, tour Eiffel ) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower.
Locally nicknamed "' ...
, 330 meters (1889)
File:Tour First - La Defense - Inauguration 6 mai 2011.jpg, Tour First, 231 meters (1974)
File:Tour montparnasse view arc.jpg, Tour Montparnasse
Tour Maine-Montparnasse (Maine-Montparnasse Tower), also commonly named Tour Montparnasse, is a office skyscraper located in the Montparnasse area of Paris, France. Constructed from 1969 to 1973, it was the tallest skyscraper in France until 2 ...
, 210 meters (1973)
File:Tour-Total.jpg, Tour Total
Tour Total (previously known as Tour Elf from 1985 to 1999, then Tour TotalFinaElf from 1999 to 2003) is an office skyscraper located in La Défense, Courbevoie, the high-rise business district west of and adjacent to the city of Paris, France, ...
, 187 meters (1985)
File:Areva1.jpg, Tour Areva, 184 meters (1974)
File:ToursSocieteGenerale.jpg, Tours Société Générale, 167 meters (1995)
File:Front de Seine as seen from Pont Mirabeau 140412 1.jpg, The Front de Seine project in the 15th arrondissement
File:Vue tours du 13e.JPG, Towers in the 13th arrondissement
This list ranks the Paris area buildings and structures that stand at least 100 meters tall.
Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height.
Structures proposed, approved, or under construction
This is a list of structures that are either under construction or due to start construction soon. Structures are sorted by planned height.
The Authority managing
La Défense
La Défense () is a major business district in France, located west of the city limits of Paris. It is part of the Paris metropolitan area in the Île-de-France region, located in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in the communes of Courbevoie ...
, the EPAD, has launched several contests for new towers in a large scale operation of renovation of the business district. Other proposed projects are currently being talked about in other municipalities of the inner suburbs such as
Issy-les-Moulineaux
Issy-les-Moulineaux () is a commune in the southwestern suburban area of Paris, France, lying on the left bank of the river Seine. Its citizens are called ''Isséens'' in French. It is one of Paris' entrances and is located from Notre-Dame Cath ...
,
Boulogne-Billancourt
Boulogne-Billancourt (; often colloquially called simply Boulogne, until 1924 Boulogne-sur-Seine, ) is a wealthy and prestigious commune in the Parisian area, located from its centre. It is a subprefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department and ...
or
Saint-Denis.
See also
*
List of tallest buildings in France
References
* Schaugg, Johannes: ''High-Rise Buildings: Paris'', Books on Demand, 2009, .
External links
Paris area diagrams on Skyscraperpage.com Diagrams showing the tallest structures in the Paris urban area
Emporis page on the Paris metro area International database of highrise buildings (incomplete)
Structurae International database of structures (incomplete)
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Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
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