The tallest structure in the City of Paris and the Île-de-France remains the Eiffel Tower in the 7th arrondissement, 300 meters high (or 330 m including the broadcasting antenna at its top), completed in 1889 as the gateway to the 1889 Paris Universal Exposition. The tallest building in the Paris region is the Tour First, at 231 meters, located in La Defense. It is tied for ninth place among the tallest buildings in the European Union. The tallest building within the city limits of Paris is the Tour Montparnasse, 210 meters high.

Tallest buildings and structures

The Paris region has three of the tallest twenty-five buildings in the European Union; the Tour First, the Tour Hekla, and the Tour Montparnasse. As of 2022, there are 23 skyscrapers that reach a roof height of at least 150 metres (490 ft).

Most of the Paris region's high-rise buildings are located in three distinct areas:

• La Défense, located just west of the City of Paris in the département of the Hauts-de-Seine. Eight of the ten tallest buildings and structures in the region are located in La Defense.
• Italie 13, located in the southern half of the 13th arrondissement: The 13th arrondissement towers are mostly residential, located in the south of the arrondissement, in what is today le Quartier chinois (Chinatown).
• Front de Seine, located in the 15th arrondissement: Most of the buildings of the Front de Seine, which is in close proximity to the Eiffel Tower, were built in the 1970s and 1980s and are of mixed commercial and residential use. The tallest building is the Tour Montparnasse.

Other high-rise buildings are scattered throughout the Paris area, mainly in close proximity to the Périphérique freeway. These include Les Mercuriales in Bagnolet, the Tour Pleyel in Saint-Denis, and the Hôtel Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile in the city proper (near the Porte Maillot).

However the tallest tower is built within central Paris: the iconic Eiffel Tower standing alongside the Seine River at the heart of the 7th arrondissement. Built in 1889, it was the first man-made structure in the world to exceed 1,000 feet.

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  Paris, with the skyscrapers of La Défense in the background
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  Towers in the 13th arrondissement
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  The Front de Seine project in the 15th arrondissement

This list ranks the Paris area buildings and structures that stand at least 100 meters tall.^[1] Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height.

Rank	Name	Image	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year	Primary Use	Location
1	Eiffel Tower		330 (1,083)	3	1889	Telecommunications and observations tower	7th arr.
2	Tour First		231 (758)	50	1974 / 2011	Office	La Défense
3	Tour Hekla		220 (722)	50	2022	Office	La Défense
4	Tour Montparnasse		210 (689)	59	1973	Office	15th arr.
5	Tour Majunga		194 (636)	47	2014	Office	La Défense
6	Tour Total		187 (614)	48	1985	Office	La Défense
7	Tour GDF SUEZ		185 (607)	38	2008	Office	La Défense
8	Tour Granite (Société Générale)		184 (604)	37	2008	Office	La Défense
9	Tour Duo 1		180 (591)	39	2021	Office	13th arr.
10	Tour CB21		179 (587)	46	1974	Office	La Défense
11	Tour Areva		178 (584)	44	1974	Office	La Défense
12	Tour Saint-Gobain		178 (584)	44	2019	Office	La Défense
13	Tour D2		171 (561)	38	2014	Office	La Défense
14	Tour Alicante (Société Générale)		167 (548)	37	1995	Office	La Défense
15	Tour Chassagne (Société Générale)		167 (548)	37	1995	Office	La Défense
16	Tour Trinity		167 (548)	33	2020	Office	La Défense
17	Tour Carpe Diem		166 (545)	39	2013	Office	La Défense
18	Cœur Défense		161 (528)	40	2001	Office	La Défense
19	Tour Alto		160 (525)	38	2020	Office	La Défense
20	Tribunal de Paris		160 (525)	42	2018	Courthouse	17th arr.
21	Tour Adria (Technip)		155 (509)	41	2002	Office	La Défense
22	Tour Égée (Ernst&Young)		155 (509)	40	1999	Office	La Défense
23	Tour Légende (Tour EDF)		155 (509)	41	2001	Office	La Défense
24	Tour Ariane		152 (499)	36	1975	Office	La Défense
25	Tour Dexia		142 (466)	36	2005	Office	La Défense
26	Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile		137 (449)	33	1974	Hotel	17th arr.
27	Tour Défense 2000		136 (446)	48	1974	Residential	La Défense
28	Tour Europlaza		135 (443)	31	1995	Office	La Défense
29	Tour Aurore		131 (430)	35	1970 / 2022	Office	La Défense
30	Tour Eqho		131 (430)	40	1988	Office	La Défense
31	Tour Les Poissons		129.5 (425)	42	1970	Mixed	La Défense
32	Tour Pleyel		129 (423)	36	1973	Mixed	Carrefour Pleyel
33	Tour France		126 (413)	41	1973	Residential	La Défense
34	Tour Duo 2		125 (410)	27	2021	Office, Hotel	13th arr.
35	Tour La Villette		125 (410)	36	1974	Office	Porte d'Aubervilliers
36	Tour Prélude, Orgues de Flandre		123 (404)	39	1979	Residential	19th arr.
37	Tour Levant, les Mercuriales		122 (400)	33	1975	Office	Porte de Bagnolet
38	Tour Ponant, les Mercuriales		122 (400)	33	1975	Office	Porte de Bagnolet
39	Tour Franklin		120 (394)	33	1972	Office	La Défense
40	Tour Sequoia (Bull, Cegetel, SFR)		119 (390)	33	1990	Office	La Défense
41	Tour W		119 (390)	33	1973	Office	La Défense
42	Tour Michelet		117 (384)	34	1985	Office	La Défense
43	Tour Neptune		117 (384)	28	1972	Office	La Défense
44	Pullman Paris Montparnasse Hotel		116 (381)	31	1974	Hotel	14th arr.
45	Préfecture des Hauts-de-Seine		113 (371)	30	1974	Office	La Défense
46	Tour Super-Italie		112 (367)	39	1974	Residential	13th arr.
47	Grande Arche		111 (364)	40	1989	Monument, Office	La Défense
48	Résidence du Parc - Tour 4		110 (361)	33	1974	Residential	Bagnolet
49	Tour CGI		110 (361)	32	2003	Office	La Défense
50	Tour Manhattan		110 (361)	32	1975	Office	La Défense
51	Tour Eve		109 (358)	37	1974	Mixed	La Défense
52	Tour Initiale		109 (358)	30	1967	Office	La Défense
53	Tour Fugue, Orgues de Flandre		108 (354)	33	1972	Residential	19th arr.
54	L'archipel		106 (348)	24	2021	Office	La Défense
55	Tour Nuage 1, Tours Aillaud		105 (344)	39	1976	Residential	La Défense
56	Tour Nuage 2, Tours Aillaud		105 (344)	39	1976	Residential	La Défense
57	Tour Giralda		105 (344)	33		Residential	20th arr.
58	Résidence Antoine et Cléopâtre, Italie 13		104 (341)	38	1970	Residential	13th arr.
59	Tour Anvers, Les Olympiades		104 (341)	37	1974	Residential	13th arr.
60	Tour Athènes, Les Olympiades		104 (341)	37	1974	Residential	13th arr.
61	Tour Cortina, Les Olympiades		104 (341)	35	1970	Residential	13th arr.
62	Tour Gambetta		104 (341)	37	1975	Residential	La Défense
63	Tour Helsinki, Les Olympiades		104 (341)	36	1974	Residential	13th arr.
64	Tour Londres, Les Olympiades		104 (341)	36	1974	Residential	13th arr.
65	Tour Mexico, Les Olympiades		104 (341)	36	1974	Residential	13th arr.
66	Tour Sapporo, Les Olympiades		104 (341)	36	1974	Residential	13th arr.
67	fr:Tour Emblem		103 (338)	26	1998 / 2021	Office	La Défense
68	Tour Chéops, Italie 13		103 (338)	36	1970	Residential	13th arr.
69	Tour Ancône, Italie 13		102 (335)	36	1970	Residential	13th arr.
70	Tour Bologne, Italie 13		102 (335)	36	1970	Residential	13th arr.
71	Tour Ferrare, Italie 13		102 (335)	35	1970	Residential	13th arr.
72	Tour Palerme, Italie 13		102 (335)	35	1970	Residential	13th arr.
73	Tour Ravenne, Italie 13		102 (335)	35	1970	Residential	13th arr.
74	Landscape		101 (331)	28	1983 / 2020	Office	La Défense
75	Tour Cantate, Orgues de Flandre		101 (331)	30	1970	Residential	19th arr.
76	Novotel Paris Tour Eiffel, Front de Seine		100 (328)	31	1976	Hotel	15th arr.
77	Tour Blanche		100 (328)	27	1967 / 2014	Office	La Défense
78	Tours Citylights		100 (328)	29	1975 / 2016	Office	Boulogne-Billancourt
79	Tour Cristal		100 (328)	29	1990	Residential	15th arr.
80	Tour Opus12		100 (328)	27	1973 / 2004	Office	La Défense
81	Tour Sequana		100 (328)	23	2010	Office	Val de Seine
82	fr:Tour Totem, Front de Seine		100 (328)	31	1979	Residential	15th arr.

Structures proposed, approved, or under construction

This is a list of structures that are either under construction or due to start construction soon. Structures are sorted by planned height. The Authority managing La Défense, the EPAD, has launched several contests for new towers in a large scale operation of renovation of the business district. Other proposed projects are currently being talked about in other municipalities of the inner suburbs such as Issy-les-Moulineaux, Boulogne-Billancourt or Saint-Denis.

See also

• List of tallest buildings in France

References

External links

• Paris area diagrams on Skyscraperpage.com: Diagrams showing the tallest structures in the Paris urban area
• Emporis page on the Paris metro area: International database of highrise buildings (incomplete)
• Structurae: International database of structures (incomplete)