Tour Pleyel

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Tour Pleyel

Location	Saint-Denis (North of Paris)
Construction	1972
Use	Mixed use
Height
Total	143 m (469 ft)
Roof	129 m (423 ft)
Technical Details
Floors	37
Floor space	m² ( ft²)
Architect	Foliasson, Favatier

Tour Pleyel is a skyscraper of mixed use, both residential and commercial, located in the commune of Saint-Denis in the suburbs of Paris, France.

Built in 1972, the tower is 129-meter tall. At his top is fixed a large turning advertising sign since 1997 (the advertisement was firstly Phillips, then Siemens since 2006). Including that advertising sign, the total height of the tower is of 143 m.

The tower has been built at the former location of the Pleyel factories. Several projects have been proposed since 1959, the one which had been adopted was planning the building of 4 identical towers in the middle of a large urban park of 4 ha. A heliport was even planned on their roofs. Finally, only one of those towers have been built.

The tower is located nearby the metro station of Carrefour Pleyel on line 13.