Tour Eqho
Tour Eqho (also known as Tour IBM, and Tour Descartes) is an office skyscraper located in La Défense business district situated west of Paris, France.
Tour Eqho
| Tour Eqho | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | La Défense (Courbevoie) |
| Coordinates | 48°53′32″N 2°14′48″E |
| Completed | 1988 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Roof | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 40 |
| Floor area | 100,000 m2 (1,100,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Jean Willerval, Fernando Urquijo, Giorgio Macola |
Built in 1988, the tower, with a height of 130 meters, belongs to the third generation of towers in La Défense. The tower takes the shape of a parallelepiped in which a semi-cylinder would have been extruded on the main façade. Tour Descartes used to host the French headquarters of IBM Corporation until 2010. It now hosts a variety of companies with KPMG taking the most floors
See also
- Skyscraper
- La Défense
- List of tallest structures in Paris
External links
- Tour Descartes (Emporis)
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