Tour Granite is an office skyscraper in La Défense, the high-rise

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situated west of

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. Tour Granite was opened in December 2008. The building is designed by French architect

Christian de Portzamparc Christian de Portzamparc (; born 5 May 1944) is a French architect and urbanist. He graduated from the École Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris in 1970 and has since been noted for his bold designs and artistic touch; his projects reflect a ...

. It is the fifth tallest building in la Défense, after

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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, ...

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and

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. Tour Granite was ordered by the

Société Générale Société Générale S.A. (), colloquially known in English as SocGen (), is a French-based multinational financial services company founded in 1864, registered in downtown Paris and headquartered nearby in La Défense. Société Générale ...

banking group. It was built as a complement to the Société Générale twin towers whose office space was insufficient for the needs of the group. Like the existing two towers, Tour Granite has a sharply inclined roof.

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La Tour Granite – PERI S.A.S

Tour Granite
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Office buildings completed in 2008 Société Générale 21st-century architecture in France {{france-struct-stub

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