Status Complete Owner AXA S.A. Height 130 m, 150 m to tip Opened 1970 | Completed 1970 Antenna spire 150 m (490 ft) Floors 42 Architectural style Modern architecture | |
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Type Commercial offices
condominiums Location Place Charles de Gaulle
La Défense
Courbevoie, France Similar La Défense, Tour Aurore, Tour Cedre, Tour Adria, Tour Gambetta | ||
Tour Les Poissons is a 42-storey, 129.5 m (425 ft) skyscraper completed in 1970 in Courbevoie, near La Défense business district, west of Paris, France. In 2006, the spire, a 22 m (72 ft) cylindrical concrete barometer that glowed, green or blue indicating atmospheric pressure, was removed from the roof.
Map of Tour Les Poissons, 92400 Courbevoie, France
The design of Tour Les Poissons includes a white tower joined with a smaller black tower. The lower thirty floors of the building hold residential apartments, and the upper ten floors are dedicated to offices. The difference in usages is visible from outside, as the office floors have wider windows.
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