Tour Areva
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| Tour Areva | |
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 Tour Areva (Formerly Tour Fiat) La Défense |
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| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | La Défense (Courbevoie) |
| Coordinates | 48°53′32″N 2°14′31″E / 48.89222°N 2.24194°ECoordinates: 48°53′32″N 2°14′31″E / 48.89222°N 2.24194°E |
| Construction started | 1972 |
| Completed | 1974 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 184 m (604 ft) |
| Roof | 184 m (604 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 44 |
| Floor area | 125,000 m2 (1,350,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Roger Saubot, Francois Jullien |
Tour Areva (previously known as Tour Framatome and Tour Fiat) is an office skyscraper located in La Défense, a high-rise business district, and in the commune of Courbevoie, France, west of Paris.
Built in 1974, the tower is 184 m (604 feet) tall. It is the second-tallest skyscraper in La Défense and the third-tallest skyscraper in Île-de-France.
Tour Areva is entirely black; its cladding is made of dark granite and darkened window. Its shape is that of a perfect square prism. It is said that its architects were inspired by the black monolith in Stanley Kubrick's movie "2001: A Space Odyssey".
The site where the tower was built was codenamed CB1 in La Défense initial master plan. A twin tower of Tour Areva was initially planned at the current location of the Tour Total, but was cancelled due to the oil crisis of 1974.
[edit] See also
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- Tour Areva (Emporis)
