Tours Duo are two
skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ris ...
s designed by
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 ob ...
and located in the
13th arrondissement of Paris
The 13th arrondissement of Paris (''XIIIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''treizième''.
The arrondissement, called Gobelins, is situated ...
, on the edge of the ring road and
Ivry-sur-Seine
Ivry-sur-Seine () is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.
Paris's main Asian district, the Quartier Asiatique in the 13th arrondissement, borders the co ...
. As of 2022, most of their surface is occupied by the group headquarters of banking group
BPCE
Groupe BPCE (for Banque Populaire Caisse d'Epargne) is a major French banking group formed by the 2009 merger of two major retail banking groups, Groupe Caisse d'Épargne and Groupe Banque Populaire. As of 2021, it was France's fourth largest ba ...
.
The mixed-use project covers more than 108,000 m2. It mainly houses offices but also a hotel, a restaurant, a bar with a panoramic terrace overlooking
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 ...
, an auditorium, shops and green terraces.
The ''Tour Duo n°1'', with 180 m, is the third tallest building in Paris after 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 "'' ...
(324 m) and 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 ...
(209 m), at par with the forthcoming
Tour Triangle
Tour Triangle, also known as ''Projet Triangle'', or simply ''Triangle'', is a skyscraper to be built in the exhibition site Parc des Expositions de la Porte de Versailles in Paris, France. Designed by the Swiss agency Herzog & de Meuron, it w ...
. The whole is intended to complete the "belt" formed by several towers and high-rise buildings at the gates of Paris.
Work began at the end of March 2017, and the two completed towers were delivered in 2021.
TOURS DUO, LES DERNIÈRES GÉANTES DE PARIS ?
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See also
* List of tallest buildings and structures in the Paris region
The tallest structure in the City of Paris and the Île-de-France remains the Eiffel Tower in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, 7th arrondissement, 300 meters high ''(or 330 m including the broadcasting antenna at its top)'', completed in 1889 as ...
* List of tallest buildings in France
For non-building structures like towers, masts and chimneys, see List of tallest structures in France
An incomplete list of the tallest structures in France. The list contains all types of structures, may be incomplete and should be expanded.
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References
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13th arrondissement of Paris
Skyscrapers in Paris
Office buildings completed in 2021