Skyscrapers in Paris

Skyscrapers In Paris

This page presents a list of the tallest skyscrapers buildings and structures in the Paris region, consisting of the inner Paris urban area (Paris and its neighboring communes).

The Paris urban area contains the most skyscrapers of any metropolitan area in the European Union: As of 2012, there are 14 skyscrapers that reach a roof height of at least 150 metres (492 feet), compared to 12 such skyscrapers in London and Frankfurt am Main, and 5 in Madrid and Warsaw.

Most of Paris's high-rise buildings are located in three distinct areas:

- La Défense, located in the western inner suburbs in the département of the Hauts-de-Seine: La Défense is the largest purpose-built business district in Europe. Unlike the other high-rise areas, La Défense is dominated mostly by office buildings. 13 of the 14 skyscrapers in the Paris region are located in La Défense.

- Italie 13, located in the southern half of the 13th arrondissement: The 13th arrondissement towers are mostly residential, located in the south of the arrondissement, in what is today le Quartier chinois (Chinatown);

- Front de Seine, located in the 15th arrondissement: Most of the buildings of the Front de Seine, which is in close proximity to the Eiffel Tower, were built in the 1970s and 1980s and are of mixed commercial and residential use. The tallest building is the Tour Montparnasse, the only skyscraper within the city limits of Paris.

Other high-rise buildings are scattered throughout the Paris area, mainly in close proximity to the Périphérique freeway. These include Les Mercuriales in Bagnolet, the Tour Pleyel in Saint-Denis, and the Hôtel Concorde Lafayette in the city proper (near the Porte Maillot).

However the tallest tower is built within central Paris: the iconic Eiffel Tower standing alongside the Seine River at the heart of the 7th arrondissement. Built in 1889, it was the first man-made structure in the world to exceed 1,000 feet.