Tour Pleyel

Tour Pleyel is a skyscraper of mixed use, both residential and commercial, located in the commune of Saint-Denis in the suburbs of Paris, France.

Tour Pleyel
Tour Pleyel
Location within France
Record height
Tallest in Saint-Denis since 1973[I]
General information
StatusComplete
TypeMixed use
Architectural styleModern
Address153 Boulevard Anatole France
Town or citySaint-Denis
CountryFrance
Coordinates48°55′12″N 02°20′42″E
Completed1973
Renovated2017
Height
Tip469.16 ft (143.00 m)
Roof423.23 ft (129.00 m)
Technical details
MaterialConcrete
Floor count39
Design and construction
ArchitectMichel Folliasson
References
[1][2]

Built in 1972, the tower is 129 meters tall. At the top is a large turning advertising sign, in place since 1997 (the advertisement was firstly for Philips, then for Siemens from 2006 to 2013, and is currently for Kia Motors). Including that advertising sign, the total height of the tower is 143 m.

The tower has been built at the former location of the Pleyel et Cie factories. Several projects have been proposed since 1959, the one which had been adopted was planning the building of 4 identical towers in the middle of a large urban park of 4 ha. Plans for heliports on the roofs of the towers were even made. Only one of the originally planned towers has been built.

The tower is located nearby the metro station of Carrefour Pleyel on Line 13.

See also

References
  1. "Tour Pleyel, Saint-Denis | 110431 | EMPORIS". Emporis. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. "Saint-Denis | Statistics | EMPORIS". Emporis. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
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