Tour Granite is an office skyscraper

Skyscraper

A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...

 in La Défense

La Défense

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, the high-rise business district

Central business district

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 situated west of Paris

Paris

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, France

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Tour Granite was opened in December 2008. The building is designed by French architect Christian de Portzamparc

Christian de Portzamparc

Christian de Portzamparc is a French architect and urbanist. He graduated from the École Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris in 1970 and has since been noted for his bold designs and artistic touch; his projects reflect a sensibility to their environment and the town is a founding principal of his...

. It is the fourth tallest building in la Défense, after Tour Total

Tour Total

Tour Total is an office skyscraper located in La Défense, Courbevoie, the high-rise business district west of and adjacent to the city of Paris, France designed in the Modern architectural style...

, Tour Areva

Tour Areva

Tour Areva is an office skyscraper located in La Défense, a high-rise business district, and in the commune of Courbevoie, France, west of Paris....

 and Tour T1

Tour T1

Tour T1 is an office skyscraper in La Défense, the high-rise business district west of Paris, France.The tower was completed and opened in 2008. The tower, 185 m tall, is the second-tallest skyscraper in La Défense after the Tour Total.- See also :...

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Tour Granite was ordered by the Société Générale

Société Générale

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 banking group. It was built as a complement to the Société Générale twin towers

Tours Société Générale

Société Générale Twin Towers are two office skyscrapers located in La Défense, a high-rise business district, and in Nanterre, France, west of Paris. Their exterior designs are exactly identical....

whose office space was insufficient for the needs of the group. Like the existing two towers, Tour Granite has a sharply inclined roof.

External links

• La Tour Granite - PERI S.A.S
• Tour Granite (Emporis)