Tours Duo are two
skyscraper
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s designed by
Jean Nouvel and located in the
13th arrondissement of Paris
The 13th arrondissement of Paris (''XIIIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of Paris. In spoken French, the arrondissement is referred to as ''le treizième'' ("the thirteenth").
The arrondissement is ...
, on the edge of the ring road and
Ivry-sur-Seine. As of 2022, most of their surface is occupied by the group headquarters of banking group
BPCE
BPCE (for Banque Populaire Caisse d'Epargne) is a major French banking group formed by the 2009 merger of two major retail banking groups, Groupe Caisse d'Épargne and Groupe Banque Populaire. As of 2021, it was France's fourth-largest bank, the ...
.
The mixed-use project covers more than 108,000 m2. It mainly houses offices but also a hotel, a restaurant, a bar with a panoramic terrace overlooking
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
, an auditorium, shops and green terraces.
The ''Tour Duo n°1'', with 180 m, is the third tallest building in Paris after the
Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower ( ; ) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889.
Locally nicknamed "''La dame de fe ...
(324 m) and the
Tour Montparnasse (209 m), at par with the forthcoming
Tour Triangle. The whole is intended to complete the "belt" formed by several towers and high-rise buildings at the gates of Paris.
Work began at the end of March 2017, and the two completed towers were delivered in 2021.
TOURS DUO, LES DERNIÈRES GÉANTES DE PARIS ?
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Gallery
File:Tours Duo (50097499273).jpg, Tours Duo under construction
File:Tours DUO 25.11.20.jpg, Tours Duo under construction in twilight
File:Tours Duo 2021 03 28.jpg, Tours Duo in 2021
See also
* List of tallest buildings and structures in the Paris region
* List of tallest buildings in France
References
External links
Tours Duo
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13th arrondissement of Paris
Skyscrapers in Paris
Office buildings completed in 2021
21st-century architecture in France