Tour Hekla
| HEKLA | |
|---|---|
The tower in 2024 | |
Location within Paris Tour Hekla (France) | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Location | Puteaux, France |
| Construction started | May 2018 |
| Completed | December 2022[1] |
| Height | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 76,000 m2 (820,000 sq ft) |
| Website | |
| www | |
Tour Hekla is a 220-metre (722 ft), 48-story skyscraper in Puteaux, in the La Défense district of Greater Paris, in France.[1][2][3][4] Named after the Icelandic volcano Hekla, It is located in the Rose de Cherbourg area.[5] It was designed by French architect Jean Nouvel.
History
The building received its building permit in June 2016. Construction began in May 2018. Since completion in December 2022 it is the second-tallest building in France, only surpassed in height by Tour First, the tallest tower in the La Défense district. It's the 3rd tallest structure in Paris, though. Because of the Eiffel Tower.
Cost
The cost of the project is estimated to be 248 million euros.
References
- ^ a b "HEKLA - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- ^ "PSS / Tour Hekla (Puteaux, France)". www.pss-archi.eu.
- ^ "Une nouvelle tour à la Défense : Hekla par Jean Nouvel". MonPuteaux.com.
- ^ "Amundi et Primonial REIM s'emparent du projet de la tour Hekla imaginé par Jean Nouvel - Defense-92.fr". 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Hines | A ground-breaking vision for the high-rise of the future". Discover France & Spain. 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2024-09-27.