Tour Franklin, Office skyscraper in La Défense, France
Tour Franklin is a 114.7-metre office skyscraper in La Défense, Puteaux, west of Paris. Completed in 1972, it was formed by merging a smaller tower into a larger one, giving the dark glass and metal facade two adjoining slabs of unequal width, the wider left section stepping slightly forward.
Tour Franklin was completed in 1972, during the period when La Défense was being actively developed as a planned business district for the Paris region. It was among the first towers to shape the skyline that the district is known for today.
Tour Franklin's design merges a smaller tower into a larger one, a feature of La Défense's second-generation skyscrapers. The tower's tenant list spans insurance, banking, pharmaceuticals and IT services, from Allianz and Crédit du Nord to Chugai Pharma and Tata Consultancy Services France. Visitors can spot the two adjoining slabs of unequal width in the dark glass facade, the wider left section stepping slightly forward.
The tower is easy to reach from the La Défense metro and RER station, which is a short walk away. Access to the office floors is limited to business visitors, so a prior arrangement with a tenant is usually needed before arriving.
The tower houses companies from very different sectors under one roof, including pharmaceuticals, insurance, and technology services, making it a cross-section of the global economy. Tenants such as Chugai Pharma, Allianz, and Tata Consultancy Services share the same address in Puteaux.
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