The Paris urban area contains the most skyscrapers of any metropolitan area in the European Union: as of late 2007, there are 14 skyscrapers that reach a height of at least 150 meters (492 feet), with one more under construction (Tour AXA), compared to 11 such skyscrapers in London, 10 in Frankfurt and four 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, Italie 13, located in the southern half of the 13th arrondissement, and the Front de Seine, located in the 15th arrondissement.

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. The 13th arrondissement towers are mostly residential, located in the south of the arrondissement, in what is today Chinatown (Quartier chinois). 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.

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). The tallest skyscraper of Paris, the Tour Montparnasse, stands alone in the Montparnasse area.

Tallest buildings and structures

This list ranks Paris skyscrapers and free-standing towers that stand at least tall. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height.

Rank	Name	Built	Use	Height (metres)	Height (feet)	Levels	District	Commune (municipality)
1	Tour Eiffel	1889	monument, telecom structure	324	1,063	3	7th arr.	Paris
2	Tour Maine Montparnasse	1972	office	210	689	60	15th arr.	Paris
3	Maudétour en Vexin transmitter		guyed mast	200				Maudétour en Vexin
3	Tour Total	1985	office	187	614	48	La Défense	Courbevoie
4	Tour T1	2008	office	186	607	38	La Défense	Courbevoie
4	Tour Granite	2008	office	183	600	37	La Défense	Nanterre
4	Tour Areva	1974	office	184	604	44	La Défense	Courbevoie
5	Tour Gan	1974	office	179	587	44	La Défense	Courbevoie
6	Tour Alicante (Société Générale)	1995	office	167	548	37	La Défense	Nanterre
6	Tour Chassagne (Société Générale)	1995	office	167	548	37	La Défense	Nanterre
8	Tour EDF	2001	office	165	541	41	La Défense	Puteaux
9	Cœur Défense	2001	office	161	528	40	La Défense	Courbevoie
10	Tour Assur (AXA)	1974	office	159	522	39	La Défense	Courbevoie
11	Tour Adria (Technip)	2002	office	155	509	40	La Défense	Courbevoie
11	Tour Égée (Ernst&Young)	1999	office	155	509	40	La Défense	Courbevoie
13	Tour Ariane	1975	office	152	499	36	La Défense	Puteaux
14	Tour Pleyel	1972	mixed	143	469	37	Carrefour Pleyel	Saint-Denis
15	Tour CBX	2005	office	142	466	36	La Défense	Courbevoie
16	Tour Hertzienne TDF du Fort de Romainville	1984	telecom structure	141	463		Les Lilas	Les Lilas
17	Hôtel Concorde Lafayette	1974	hotel	137	449	33	17th arr.	Paris
18	Tour Défense 2000	1974	residential	136	446	46	La Défense	Puteaux
19	Tour Europlaza	1995	office	135	443	31	La Défense	Courbevoie
20	Tour Descartes (IBM)	1988	office	130	427	40	La Défense	Courbevoie
20	Cheminée du Front de Seine	1973	chimney	130	427		15th arr.	Paris
22	Tour Les Poissons	1970	mixed	128	420	42	La Défense	Courbevoie
23	Tour France	1973	residential	126	413	40	La Défense	Puteaux
24	Tour Olympe (Daewoo)	1974	office	125	410	35	Porte d'Aubervilliers	Aubervilliers
25	Tour Prélude, Orgues de Flandre	1979	residential	123	404	39	19th arr.	Paris
26	Tour Levant, les Mercuriales	1975	office	122	400	33	Porte de Bagnolet	Bagnolet
26	Tour Ponant, les Mercuriales	1975	office	122	400	33	Porte de Bagnolet	Bagnolet
28	Tour Franklin	1972	office	120	394	33	La Défense	Puteaux
29	Chennevières sur Marne Telecommunication Tower		communication	120	394			Chennevières sur Marne
29	Tour Sequoia (Bull, Cegetel, SFR)	1990	office	119	390	33	La Défense	Puteaux
29	Tour Winterthur	1973	office	119	390	33	La Défense	Puteaux
31	Tour Michelet (Total)	1985	office	117	384	34	La Défense	Puteaux
31	Tour CB16	2003	office	117	384	32	La Défense	Courbevoie
33	Hôtel Méridien Montparnasse	1974	hotel	116	381	31	14th arr.	Paris
34	Tour Super-Italie	1973	residential	113	371	38	13th arr.	Paris
35	Tour Neptune	1972	office	113	371	28	La Défense	Courbevoie
35	Préfecture des Hauts-de-Seine	1974	office	113	371	25	La Défense	Nanterre
37	Grande Arche	1989	monument, office	110	361	37	La Défense	Puteaux
37	Tour Manhattan	1975	office	110	361	32	La Défense	Courbevoie
37	Tour Giralda		residential	110	361	36	20th arr.	Paris
37	Tour Aurore	1970	office	110	361	29	La Défense	Courbevoie
41	Tour Eve	1975	mixed	109	358	36	La Défense	Puteaux
41	Tour Initiale	1967	office	109	358	30	La Défense	Puteaux
43	Tour Fugue, Orgues de Flandre	1979	residential	108	354	35	19th arr.	Paris
44	Tour Nuage 1, Tours Aillaud	1976	residential	105	344	39	La Défense	Nanterre
44	Tour Nuage 2, Tours Aillaud	1976	residential	105	344	39	La Défense	Nanterre
44	Dôme des Invalides	1708	church	105	344		7th arr.	Paris
47	Résidence Antoine et Cléopâtre, Italie 13		residential	104	341	37	13th arr.	Paris
47	Tour Gambetta	1975	residential	104	341	37	La Défense	Courbevoie
47	Tour Anvers, Les Olympiades		residential	104	341	36	13th arr.	Paris
47	Tour Athènes, Les Olympiades		residential	104	341	36	13th arr.	Paris
47	Tour Cortina, Les Olympiades		residential	104	341	36	13th arr.	Paris
47	Tour Helsinki, Les Olympiades		residential	104	341	36	13th arr.	Paris
47	Tour Londres, Les Olympiades		residential	104	341	36	13th arr.	Paris
47	Tour Mexico, Les Olympiades		residential	104	341	36	13th arr.	Paris
47	Tour Sapporo, Les Olympiades		residential	104	341	36	13th arr.	Paris
47	Tour Tokyo, Les Olympiades		residential	104	341	36	13th arr.	Paris
57	Tour Chéops, Italie 13		residential	103	338	35	13th arr.	Paris
57	Tour Mykérinos, Italie 13		residential	103	338	35	13th arr.	Paris
57	Tour Cèdre	1998	office	103	338	26	La Défense	Courbevoie
60	Tour Ancône, Italie 13		residential	102	335	35	13th arr.	Paris
60	Tour Bologne, Italie 13		residential	102	335	35	13th arr.	Paris
60	Tour Ferrare, Italie 13		residential	102	335	35	13th arr.	Paris
60	Tour Palerme, Italie 13		residential	102	335	35	13th arr.	Paris
60	Tour Ravenne, Italie 13		residential	102	335	35	13th arr.	Paris
65	Tour Cantate, Orgues de Flandre		residential	101	331	30	19th arr.	Paris
66	Tour Opus12	1973	office	100	328	27	La Défense	Puteaux
66	Tour Athéna	1984	office	100	328	25	La Défense	Puteaux
66	Novotel Paris Tour Eiffel, Front de Seine	1976	hotel	100	328	31	15th arr.	Paris
66	Tour Totem, Front de Seine	1979	residential	100	328	31	15th arr.	Paris
66	Tour Cristal, Front de Seine	1990	office	100	328	27	15th arr.	Paris
66	Tour Paris Seine (Résidence Duvergier)	1973	residential	100	328	30	19th arr.	Paris
66	Tour Vendôme	1975	office	100	328	29	Pont de Sèvres	Boulogne
73	Tour Europe	1969	office	99	325	28	La Défense	Courbevoie
73	Tour AIG	1967	office	99	325	27	La Défense	Courbevoie
75	Tour Paris Côté Seine, Front de Seine	1977	hotel	98	322	32	15th arr.	Paris
75	Tour de Seine, Front de Seine	1970	residential	98	322	32	15th arr.	Paris
77	Tour Prisma (Tour Kvaerner)	1998	office	97	318	25	La Défense	Courbevoie
78	Tour Chambord, Italie 13		residential	96	315	34	13th arr.	Paris
79	Tour Atlas, Italie 13		residential	95	312	33	13th arr.	Paris
79	Tour Puccini, Italie 13		residential	95	312	33	13th arr.	Paris
79	Tour Verdi, Italie 13		residential	95	312	33	13th arr.	Paris
79	Tour Atlantique	1970	office	95	312	27	La Défense	Puteaux
79	Tour Pascal	1983	office	95	312	27	La Défense	Puteaux
79	Tour Mantoue, Italie 13		residential	95	312	30	13th arr.	Paris
85	Tour de Mars, Front de Seine	1974	residential	94	308	32	15th arr.	Paris
85	Tour Beaugrenelle, Front de Seine	1979	residential	94	308	30	15th arr.	Paris
85	Tour Perspective 1, Front de Seine	1973	residential	94	308	30	15th arr.	Paris
85	Tour Perspective 2, Front de Seine	1975	residential	94	308	30	15th arr.	Paris
85	Tour Reflets, Front de Seine	1976	residential	94	308	30	15th arr.	Paris
85	Tour Franklin		office	94	308		Mairie de Montreuil	Montreuil-sous-Bois
91	Tour Avant-Seine, Front de Seine	1975	residential	93	305	32	15th arr.	Paris
91	Tour Espace 2000, Front de Seine	1976	residential	93	305	31	15th arr.	Paris
91	Tour Evasion 2000, Front de Seine	1971	residential	93	305	31	15th arr.	Paris
91	Tour Panorama, Front de Seine	1974	residential	93	305	30	15th arr.	Paris
91	Tour Rive Gauche, Front de Seine	1975	residential	93	305	30	15th arr.	Paris
91	Tour Keller, Front de Seine	1970	residential	93	305	29	15th arr.	Paris
97	Residences Beryl, Italie 13		residential	92	302	32	13th arr.	Paris
97	Residences Jade, Italie 13		residential	92	302	32	13th arr.	Paris
97	Residences Onyx, Italie 13		residential	92	302	32	13th arr.	Paris
97	Residences Rubis, Italie 13		residential	92	302	32	13th arr.	Paris
97	Tour Abeille, Italie 13		residential	92	302	32	13th arr.	Paris
97	Tour Capri, Italie 13		residential	92	302	32	13th arr.	Paris
97	Tour Rimini, Italie 13		residential	92	302	32	13th arr.	Paris
97	Notre-Dame de Paris (spire)		church	92	302		Ile de la Cité	Paris
105	Tour Chéphren, Italie 13		residential	90	295	27	13th arr.	Paris
105	Orgues de Flandre 4		residential	90	295	26	19th arr.	Paris
105	Tour Pacific	1992	office	90	295	25	La Défense	Puteaux
105	Tour Zamansky, Jussieu		office	90	295	24	5th arr.	Paris

Structures proposed, approved, or under construction

This is a list of structures that are either under construction or due to start construction soon. Structures are sorted by planned height.

The Authority managing La Défense, the EPAD, has launched several contests for new towers in a large scale operation of renovation of the business district. The tallest towers are expected to exceed 300 m. Other proposed projects are currently being talked about in other municipalities of the inner suburbs such as Issy-les-Moulineaux, Boulogne-Billancourt or Saint-Denis.

References

External links

• Paris-Skyscrapers : Survey of high-rise buildings in Paris area.
• Paris area diagrams on Skyscraperpage.com : Diagrams showing the tallest structures in the Paris urban area.
• Paris-Skyscrapers forum : Forums about urbanism and architecture in Paris area (temporarily off-line).
• Skyscrapercity : International forums about highrise buildings.
• Emporis page on the Paris metro area : International database of highrise buildings (incomplete).
• Structurae : International database of structures (incomplete).