- Tour AXA
Skyscraper
name=Tour AXA
picture=
location=La Défense
(Courbevoie )
construction=1974
use=Office
spire_m=159 m to become 240
spire_ft=522 ft to become 787
roof_m=159 m to become 225
roof_ft=522 ft to become 738
floors=39
area=68,000
area_ft=732,000
architect=Jean-Pierre Dacbert, Pierre Dufau, Michel StenzelTour AXA (also known as tour Assur, previously known as tour UAP between 1974-1998) is an office
skyscraper located inLa Défense , the high-rise business district west ofParis ,France .The tower was built in 1974 by the UAP insurance company. The building is 159 m (522 ft) tall. Its ground shape is in the form of a three-pointed star whose branches are separated each by a 120° angle. This particular shape was chosen to symbolize the merger of the three French insurance companies which were at the origin of UAP. The tower was renamed Tour AXA when UAP was bought by the
AXA insurance company in1996 .Large-scale renovation of the tower began in
2007 . The exterior appearance of the building will be completely changed, with extra height added to the tower. The renovated Tour AXA should be 225 m (738 ft) tall at roof height, and 240 m (787 ft) including its spire, with a total floor space of 86,707 m² (933,306 sq. ft) when renovation is completed. It will become the tallest skyscraper in France.Another AXA tower exists in
New York City , 229 m (751 ft) tall.See also
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Skyscraper
*La Défense
*List of tallest structures in Paris External links
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=110514 Tour AXA] (Emporis)
* [http://www.insecula.com/oeuvre/O0019023.html Tour AXA] (Insecula)
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