Tour Initiale

Tour Initiale
General information
Type	Office
Location	La Défense (Puteaux)
Coordinates	48°53′13″N 2°15′05″E / 48.88694°N 2.25139°E / 48.88694; 2.25139Coordinates: 48°53′13″N 2°15′05″E / 48.88694°N 2.25139°E / 48.88694; 2.25139
Completed	1966
Height
Antenna spire	109 m (358 ft)
Roof	109 m (358 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	30
Floor area	34,300 m2 (369,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect	Jean de Mailly, Jacques Depussé

Tour Initiale (previously known as tour Nobel) is an office building located in La Défense business district just west of Paris, France. The 105 m (344 ft) Tour Initiale was the first office tower built in the La Défense district with its construction being completed in 1966. In 1988, the tower was given an internal renovation, and the new name of Tour Initiale.

The Tour Initiale was designed by architects Jean de Mailly and Jacques Depussé and engineer Jean Prouvé who designed the building's glass facade. The tower uses curved glass on the building's corners, which, at the time of construction, was generally unknown in France and the glass had to be imported from the United States.

This highrise should be completely renovated in the upcoming years in the frame of the first stage of the large-scale redevelopment of La Défense business district which is planned from 2006 to 2013.

See also

• Skyscraper
• La Défense
• List of tallest structures in Paris

External links

• (French) Official Site
• Emporis Buildings, Tour Initiale