Tour Les Poissons
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| Basic data | |
| Place: | Courbevoie , La Defense , France |
| Construction time : | 19 ?? - 1970 |
| Status : | built |
| Architectural style : | Modern |
| Architect : | Henri Pottier |
| Technical specifications | |
| Height : | 150 m |
| Height to the top: | 150 m |
| Height to the roof: | 129.50 m |
| Floors : | 42 |
| Elevators : | 8th |
| Building material : | Concrete, steel, glass, stone |
Tour Les Poissons is the name of a skyscraper in the Paris suburb of Courbevoie in the office district of La Défense . When it was completed in 1970, the 150 m high office and residential tower was the tallest skyscraper in the La Défense business district. The building has 42 floors above ground. The skyscraper was designed by the architect Henri Pottier.
The office tower is very well connected to public transport in the greater Paris area with the Esplanade de la Défense metro station and the Courbevoie and La Défense train stations .
In 1975, the skyscraper was used as the location for the film Fear Over the City by Henri Verneuil .
See also
- List of high-rise buildings in Île-de-France
- List of high-rise buildings in La Défense
- List of high-rise buildings in Paris
Web links
Commons : Tour Les Poissons - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- http://www.emporis.com/building/lespoissons-courbevoie-france
- https://structurae.net/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0040511
- http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building.php?building_id=4613
- http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3390
- http://pecab.free.fr/originales/brochureLesPoissons.pdf
- http://www.pss-archi.eu/immeubles/FR-92026-35.html
- http://www.thehighrisepages.de/hhkartei/parpoiss.htm
- http://www.pss-archi.eu/immeubles/FR-92026-35.html
Coordinates: 48 ° 53 ′ 40 ″ N , 2 ° 15 ′ 6 ″ E