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Tour Gan (previously known as Tour Nobel) is an office skyscraper
Skyscraper

A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building. There is no official definition nor height above which a building may clearly be classified as a skyscraper....
 located in La Défense
La Défense

La D?fense is a major business district for the Communes of France of Paris, bordering Neuilly-sur-Seine, west of the city itself. It is centered in an oval freeway loop straddling the Hauts-de-Seine departments of France commune in France of Nanterre, Courbevoie and Puteaux....
, the high-rise business district
Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In Australia, China , Republic of Ireland, Kenya, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore and South Africa, the phrase is commonly used, and is often colloquially abbreviated to "CBD"....
 situated west of Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. It was designed by celebrated American architect Max Abramovitz
Max Abramovitz

Max Abramovitz was an architect of the New York City firm Harrison, Abramovitz, & Abbe. His most prominent works include the United Nations Headquarters building, New York City; Avery Fisher Hall , New York; the Corning Inc....
.

Built from 1972 to 1974, the tower is 179 m (587 ft) tall at roof height. However, it reaches 187 m (614 ft) once including the antenna located on the roof. It is the third-tallest skyscraper in La Défense after Tour Total
Tour Total

Tour Total SA is an office skyscraper located in La D?fense, Courbevoie, the high-rise Central business district west of and adjacent to the city of Paris, France....
 and Tour Areva
Tour Areva

Tour Areva is an office skyscraper located in La D?fense, the high-rise Central business district situated west of Paris, France.Built in 1974, the tower is 184 m tall....
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Tour Gan (previously known as Tour Nobel) is an office skyscraper
Skyscraper

A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building. There is no official definition nor height above which a building may clearly be classified as a skyscraper....
 located in La Défense
La Défense

La D?fense is a major business district for the Communes of France of Paris, bordering Neuilly-sur-Seine, west of the city itself. It is centered in an oval freeway loop straddling the Hauts-de-Seine departments of France commune in France of Nanterre, Courbevoie and Puteaux....
, the high-rise business district
Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In Australia, China , Republic of Ireland, Kenya, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore and South Africa, the phrase is commonly used, and is often colloquially abbreviated to "CBD"....
 situated west of Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. It was designed by celebrated American architect Max Abramovitz
Max Abramovitz

Max Abramovitz was an architect of the New York City firm Harrison, Abramovitz, & Abbe. His most prominent works include the United Nations Headquarters building, New York City; Avery Fisher Hall , New York; the Corning Inc....
.

Built from 1972 to 1974, the tower is 179 m (587 ft) tall at roof height. However, it reaches 187 m (614 ft) once including the antenna located on the roof. It is the third-tallest skyscraper in La Défense after Tour Total
Tour Total

Tour Total SA is an office skyscraper located in La D?fense, Courbevoie, the high-rise Central business district west of and adjacent to the city of Paris, France....
 and Tour Areva
Tour Areva

Tour Areva is an office skyscraper located in La D?fense, the high-rise Central business district situated west of Paris, France.Built in 1974, the tower is 184 m tall....
. Its ground shape is in the form of a Greek cross.

In 1972, during construction, a protest campaign opposed the building of Tour Gan, which was deemed too tall and thus too visible from the historical center of Paris and particularly from the Champs-Elysées
Champs-Élysées

The Avenue des Champs-?lys?es is the most prestigious Avenue in Paris. With its movie theaters, caf?s, and luxury specialty shops, the Avenue des Champs-?lys?es is one of the most famous streets in the world, and with rents as high as $1.50 million 1000 square feet of space, it remains the most expensive strip of real estate in Europe....
. Protesters demanded a reduction in height. However, those protests had no effect and the tower was completed at the planned height.

All the asbestos
Asbestos

Asbestos is a naturally occurring silicate mineral with long, thin fibrous crystals. The word asbestos is derived from a Greek language adjective meaning inextinguishable....
 from the Tour Gan was removed between 1995 and 2001.

See also

  • Skyscraper
    Skyscraper

    A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building. There is no official definition nor height above which a building may clearly be classified as a skyscraper....
  • La Défense
    La Défense

    La D?fense is a major business district for the Communes of France of Paris, bordering Neuilly-sur-Seine, west of the city itself. It is centered in an oval freeway loop straddling the Hauts-de-Seine departments of France commune in France of Nanterre, Courbevoie and Puteaux....
  • List of tallest structures in Paris


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