Cœur Défense in La Défense (Paris, France)
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N 48° 53.460 E 002° 14.603
31U E 444538 N 5415614
Cœur Défense is 162 m tall unusually-shaped office skyscraper located in La Défense district of Paris. Cœur Défense is the building with the most floor space in Europe along with the Palace of Parliament in Bucharest...
Waymark Code: WM6G3N
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 05/29/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TheBeanTeam
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Cœur Défense was built in 2001, replacing the former Esso Tower, the first building of the old generation to be destroyed in La Défense. Cœur Défense is a large complex made of 2 main bodies connected to one another by a smaller body and seating on a wide basis made of several smaller bodies. The edges of all bodies are rounded. The cladding is white, with large windows. An electronic system monitors white blinds which can be drawn or opened all together at the same time.

The two main bodies are 161 m tall each. Both of them are relatively thin as their width is only 24 m, and they are out of line with each other, so that sunlight can reach all parts of the building.

Building Name: Cœur Défense

Structure Height: 532

Number of Stories: 45

Year Built: 2001

Architect/Design Firm: Jean-Paul Viguier S.A. d'Architecture

Style: Post-Modern

Use: Office Building

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Address:
Esplanade du Général de Gaulle La Défense 4 Courbevoie Île-de-France France

Building Website: [Web Link]

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) link: [Web Link]
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