The LCL-Tour Part Dieu (formerly Tour du Crédit Lyonnais) is a skyscraper in Lyon, France. The building rises 164.9 meters (541 ft) in the city's La Part-Dieu district, with 42 floors. The building was completed in 1977. It currently stands as the ninth-tallest building in France. The top 10 floors are occupied by Radisson Blu Hotel Lyon, the highest hotel in Europe.The rest of the floors are office space.
It is a work of the American firm Araldo Cossutta & Associates and was constructed between 1972 and 1977. It is the tallest skyscraper in France that is not located in Ile-de-France. According to the wishes of the architect, the top of this tower is roughly the same height as the Notre Dame de Fourviere. At its opening in 1977, it was the 4th tallest building in France and is currently the 10th. The tower has a cylindrical shape. It is topped by a 23 metre high pyramid.
On the occasion of its 31st anniversary, the tower changed its name and logo. On 22 September 2008, the building is officially named Tour Part Dieu. The logo will not forget the nickname "The Pencil" as which it is affectionately known from the beginning.
This zone is served by the Gare Part-Dieu - Vivier Merle station on the metro line B
Due to its shape it is often nicknamed le crayon, French for "the pencil."
The LCL-Tour Part Dieu (formerly Tour du Crédit Lyonnais) is a skyscraper in Lyon, France. The building rises 164.9 meters (541 ft) in the city's La Part-Dieu district, with 42 floors. The building was completed in 1977. It currently stands as the ninth-tallest building in France. The top 10 floors are occupied by Radisson Blu Hotel Lyon, the highest hotel in Europe.The rest of the floors are office space.
It is a work of the American firm Araldo Cossutta & Associates and was constructed between 1972 and 1977. It is the tallest skyscraper in France that is not located in Ile-de-France. According to the wishes of the architect, the top of this tower is roughly the same height as the Notre Dame de Fourviere. At its opening in 1977, it was the 4th tallest building in France and is currently the 10th. The tower has a cylindrical shape. It is topped by a 23 metre high pyramid.
On the occasion of its 31st anniversary, the tower changed its name and logo. On 22 September 2008, the building is officially named Tour Part Dieu. The logo will not forget the nickname "The Pencil" as which it is affectionately known from the beginning.
This zone is served by the Gare Part-Dieu - Vivier Merle station on the metro line B
Due to its shape it is often nicknamed le crayon, French for "the pencil."