Tour Descartes
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| Tour Descartes | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | La Défense (Courbevoie) |
| Coordinates | 48°53′32″N 2°14′48″E / 48.89222°N 2.24667°ECoordinates: 48°53′32″N 2°14′48″E / 48.89222°N 2.24667°E |
| Completed | 1988 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Roof | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 40 |
| Floor area | 100,000 m2 (1,100,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Jean Willerval, Fernando Urquijo, Giorgio Macola |
Tour Descartes (also known as tour IBM) is an office skyscraper located in La Défense business district situated west of Paris, France.
Built in 1988, the tower, with a height of 130 meters, belongs to the third generation of towers in La Défense. The tower takes the shape of a parallelepiped in which a semi-cylinder would have been extruded on the main façade. Tour Descartes used to host the French headquarters of IBM Corporation until 2010.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Tour Descartes (Emporis)
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