{"id":478974,"date":"2026-05-11T10:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/478974\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T10:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:00:17","slug":"tour-triangle-skyscraper-by-herzog-de-meuron-tops-out-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/478974\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour Triangle skyscraper by Herzog & de Meuron tops out in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"

The controversial Tour Triangle, a trapezoidal skyscraper<\/a> in Paris<\/a> by Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron<\/a>, has topped out at 180 metres.<\/p>\n

At 42 storeys, Tour Triangle is now the third-tallest building within the Paris city limits, behind only Tour Montparnasse and the Eiffel Tower.<\/p>\n

It will retain this title indefinitely due to a skyscraper ban in the city<\/a>, which was reinstated in 2023 by mayor Anne Hidalgo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Its silhouette now takes its place in the skyline”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Herozg & de Meuon<\/a> announced the milestone on its Instagram<\/a>, stating the building will be “a destination for everyone”.<\/p>\n

“The building has reached its full height, and its silhouette now takes its place in the skyline of Paris \u2013 a new presence among the city’s axes and monuments,” said the studio.<\/p>\n

“Triangle will be a vibrant place: from the shops and public spaces animating the street, to the workspaces, hotel, and terraces above, to the panoramic belvedere at the summit, open to all,” it continued.<\/p>\n

“A destination for everyone, Triangle will be a link between Greater Paris and the historic city centre for Parisians and visitors from around the world.”<\/p>\n

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Tour Triangle has topped out in Paris<\/p>\n

The trapezoidal Tour Triangle was designed by Herzog & de Meuron to resemble a thin tower when viewed from central Paris, but a large triangle when seen from the east and west, where its full width is visible.<\/p>\n

It is also intended to maximise viewing angles for those inside while reducing the scale of the shadow that is cast on neighbouring buildings.<\/p>\n

Inside, it will contain a hotel and offices, as well as shops, restaurants and a conference centre. Photovoltaic panels will be installed over its entire south-facing side.<\/p>\n

Tour Triangle partly responsible for skyscraper ban<\/strong><\/p>\n

The milestone follows years of delays on the project, which Herzog & de Meuron began in 2006.<\/p>\n

Due to tall buildings being highly controversial in Paris, the studio has had to navigate backlash and numerous legal and planning battles. Construction ultimately commenced in 2022.<\/p>\n

Alongside the 180- and 125-metre-high Tours Duo skyscrapers by Jean Nouvel<\/a>, the contentious project is partly responsible for the city reinstating its height limit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Paris’s original height limit of 37 metres was in place from 1977 until 2010, when it was overturned by former mayor Bertrand Delano\u00eb for a limit of 180 metres for office towers and 50 metres for housing blocks.<\/p>\n

Hidalgo also reintroduced it as part of a wider “bioclimatic” plan for the city that she said aims to ensure Paris remains “attractive and pleasant in coming years despite the acceleration in the temperature”.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in Paris, staff members of the Mus\u00e9e du Louvre in Paris recently went on strike<\/a>, demanding that plans to add a new entrance to the museum be scrapped, and Jean Nouvel completed his overhaul of a 19th-century department store to create the new home for Fondation Cartier<\/a>.<\/p>\n