- Tour Descartes
Skyscraper
name=Tour Descartes
picture=
location=La Défense
(Courbevoie )
construction=1988
use=Office
spire_m=130
spire_ft=427
roof_m=130
roof_ft=427
floors=40
area=100,000
architect=Jean Willerval, Fernando Urquijo, Giorgio MacolaTour Descartes (also known as tour IBM) is an office
skyscraper located inLa Défense business district situated west ofParis ,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.It hosts the French headquarters of
IBM computers corporation.See also
*
Skyscraper
*La Défense
*List of tallest structures in Paris External links
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=110435 Tour Descartes] ("Emporis")
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