Tour Areva

48°53′32″N 2°14′31″E / 48.89222°N 2.24194°E / 48.89222; 2.24194Construction started1972Completed1974HeightRoof178 m (584 ft)^[1][2]Technical detailsFloor count44Floor area102,500 m² (1,103,000 sq ft)Design and constructionArchitect(s)Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) ; Roger Saubot, Francois JullienWebsiteparisladefense.com/en/discover/towers/areva

Tour Areva (previously known as Tour Framatome and Tour Fiat) is an office skyscraper designed by global architects SOM and located in La Défense, a high-rise business district, and in the commune of Courbevoie, France, west of Paris.

Built in 1974, the tower is 178 m (584 ft) tall.

Tour Areva is entirely black; its cladding is made of dark granite and darkened windows. Its shape is that of a perfect square prism. It is said that its architects were inspired by the black monolith in Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey. ^{[citation needed]}

The site where the tower was built was codenamed CB1 in La Défense initial master plan. A twin tower of Tour Areva was initially planned at the current location of the Tour Total, but was cancelled due to the 1973 oil crisis.

See also

• List of tallest structures in Paris

References

External links

• Tour Areva (Emporis)
• Expatriates Magazine A Printed publication distributed in Tour Areva for international employees