Tour Hekla is a 220-meter (722 ft), 48-story skyscraper currently under construction in
Puteaux, in the
La Défense district of
Paris
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, in
France
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.
It was designed by French architect
Jean Nouvel
Jean Nouvel (; born 12 August 1945) is a French architect. Nouvel studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and was a founding member of ''Mars 1976'' and '' Syndicat de l'Architecture'', France’s first labor union for architects. He has o ...
. The building received its building permit in June 2016. Construction began in May 2018 for a delivery scheduled for early 2022. When completed, it will be the
second-tallest building in France, only surpassed in height by the
Tour First
Tour First (previously known as Tour UAP between 1974–1998, and as Tour Axa between 1998–2007) is an office skyscraper in Courbevoie, in La Défense, the business district of the Paris metropolitan area.
The tower was built in 1974 by Bouyg ...
, the tallest tower in the
La Défense district. The cost of the project is estimated to be 248 million euros.
References
External links
Official website{{France-struct-stub
Skyscrapers in France
Buildings and structures under construction in France
La Défense