Tour Total Fina Elf
Paris, France

HEIGHT: 190m
FLOORS: 48 floors
COMPLETION: 1985
ARCHITECT: ?


http://eras.free.fr/images/elfp/elf07.jpg

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http://eras.free.fr/images/elfp/elf13.jpg

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mmmm, je t´aime , it´s my favourite skyscraper in the world, i really love it, what can i say, it´s incredible!

8.5/10

Looks massive yet not bulky. Impressive!

That's a cool looking skyscraper. 8/10. I'd give it 9 if it was over 200m.

w00t! 8.5

tays

Probably the nicest in La Défense 8,5/10



More Phil's pics and my pics (http://eras.free.fr/html/archi/saubot.html):)

would not mind it in London at all! :D

very cool looking scraper, looks very large!

8.5/10

Right next to PPG Place in pittsburgh...9/10:)

best one in LD 8.95

I love glass towers, but for some reason, this one doesn't really impress me. I gave it an 8. It's not really outstanding or anything.

looks great! very wide looking . . that would fit well in Dallas or Houston;) . . . uh 8/10

Eehh... It's nothing too special.

7/10


Pros: It's sleek and wide.

Cons: I don't see anything too original about this building.

Poor cladding and too large a base.
5/10

From some angles it looks good but from others it doesn't.

6/10.

9/10 I like this tower.

If the sun shine on it, it looks sometimes of the tower is made of cristal.

Reminiscent of the Rialto Towers in Melbourne, but not as tall and not as nice IMO. The building is quite boring IMO.


6.5/10

Too "international" a design ! It highly lacks personality...Yes a new cladding could help improve the whole building maybe. 6/10

My pictures :

http://samuel.bober.free.fr/images/La%20D%e9fense/TFE/030.jpg

http://samuel.bober.free.fr/images/La%20D%e9fense/TFE/033.jpg

http://samuel.bober.free.fr/images/La%20D%e9fense/TFE/047.jpg

http://samuel.bober.free.fr/images/La%20D%e9fense/TFE/048.jpg

http://samuel.bober.free.fr/images/La%20D%e9fense/TFE/051.jpg

http://samuel.bober.free.fr/images/La%20D%e9fense/TFE/052.jpg

http://samuel.bober.free.fr/images/La%20D%e9fense/TFE/054.jpg

http://samuel.bober.free.fr/images/La%20D%e9fense/TFE/064.jpg

http://samuel.bober.free.fr/images/La%20D%e9fense/TFE/065.jpg

http://samuel.bober.free.fr/images/La%20D%e9fense/TFE/069.jpg

http://samuel.bober.free.fr/images/La%20D%e9fense/TFE/070.jpg

http://samuel.bober.free.fr/images/La%20D%e9fense/TFE/084.jpg

Enjoy :okay:

This is my favourite Parisian skyscraper. I like the view where it appears to be three skyscrapers standing in line in front of each other. It's very massive, but from some angles it even looks slender like in freesbee's 4th photo. I love sleek glass, and it works very well for la tour Total Fina Elf. 9 sur 10 :okay:

P.S. Great photos, freesbee and Phil!

i like this building, forgotten how much i voted:D

impressive !! i gave it an 8/10

This will be the best glass tower I ever see
10/10

9 Looks like a giant crystal sprouting up from Paris... massive yet sleek... gorgeous cladding...

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It's like you can read my thoughts Raffles :)
8.0/10

Awesome building. 8.5/10

7.5/10
Not my favourite Parisian skyscraper, but still nice
:okay:

Don't like it. 3

nice mass of glass!!!!

7/10

9.5/10

Awesome

Picture by ERAS
http://eras.free.fr/images/elf/elf5.JPG

http://www.architectureskyscraper.com/

7/10.

It suffers from all the cliches associated with this type of building in this era.
However, it aged not too badly considering the countless clones (which one came first??).
Not a stunner, and yet decent enough to hold still.

Not my fav, but still pretty nice building. 8/10

i always liked this glass building, it's good to have it in LD
8.5/10

Very cool, 8/10

Probably the best of Paris, looks elegant 9/10

Glass at its maximum expression 10/10

10/10 the best building after EDF.

awsome, b.e.autifull!... 9/10

9/10 very beautiful building. Need 100 more meter to have a perfect note

I need to see more pics before voting.

I've only seen one (on the previous page). All the others are missing! :redx:

Fixed new pics.

8.5/10 A very nice glass-building, big without being fat.

Fixed new pics.



Thanks. :)

8/10

Impressive size ... it almost creates a 'cluster' in itself by resembling 3 separate buildings. It's tall and soars well, the cladding is nice, and it hasn't dated at all.

However, I'm not overly impressed by the design. It's good but the Tour EDF (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=142332&page=1) is clearly more striking. :)

9/10

What I particularly enjoy is that the Total tower is built in the densest part of La Défense (Courbevoie side). When you walk around that place, you're really impressed by the height of the whole place.

8.5/10

7/10.

A glass monstrosity. I like it.

8.5/10

Ehi, superb tower!!

8.5

Vertical Pics:

http://stickyesman.free.fr/ladefensephotos/elf_hauteurtranche2.jpg

http://stickyesman.free.fr/ladefensephotos/elf_hauteur.jpg

http://stickyesman.free.fr/ladefensephotos/elf_hauteurtranche.jpg

http://stickyesman.free.fr/images/Paris%20La%20D%e9fense%20Total%20ELF%20persp.jpg

http://stickyesman.free.fr/ladefensephotos/elftotal.jpg

http://stickyesman.free.fr/ladefensephotos/elf_reflet_edf.jpg

MASSIVE SIZE!
8/10

8/10 the porportions doesnt makes it looks better
but nice looking facades

It has a great impact in LD's skyline.The colour fits well.
8.5/10

9/10 One of the best...

7.5/10

9/10 - very nice and big

Best building at la defence

10/10

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050417/PARIS1492.jpg

another pics taken by me. perhaps a little bit dark
[img=http://img152.echo.cx/img152/2021/kif03034va.jpg] (http://www.imageshack.us)

another pics taken by me. perhaps a little bit dark

http://img152.echo.cx/my.php?image=kif03034va.jpg

another pics taken by me. perhaps a little bit dark

http://img152.echo.cx/img152/2021/kif03034va.jpg

Other pics by me:

http://stickyesman.free.fr/ladefensephotos/LD04_2005042902.jpg

http://stickyesman.free.fr/ladefensephotos/LD04_2005042903.jpg

http://stickyesman.free.fr/ladefensephotos/ElfTotal_2005042502.jpg

http://stickyesman.free.fr/ladefensephotos/ElfTotal_2005051101.jpg

http://stickyesman.free.fr/ladefensephotos/Exaltis_2005051106.jpg

8/10

Quite like it, 8.5

That's actually a very nice building, would have been really impressive if it was a bit taller 8/10

Interesting shape and nice cladding, one of the best La Defense buildings. 8,5/10

What a beauty, 9/10

8.5/10

Very massive, but poor
8/10

MASSIVE

Massive!! 7.5/10

The best one in La Défense. But ut would have been better if it was less large and higher.

8/10. Would deserve a 9/10 if over 250m.

9/10

8.5/10

9/10

7,5/10

9/10

9/10

9/10

i love such massive towers 8.5/10. one of the best in Paris

9/10

Some photos of the tower:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v502/kikoazgon/DSCN8242.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v502/kikoazgon/DSCN8239.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v502/kikoazgon/DSCN8240.jpg


From this angle..10



Form this a 7:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v502/kikoazgon/DSCN8236.jpg


So I give a 8.5

10/10

What a huge building

8/10

Massive.

Quite boring though...

6/10

8/10

8/10 nice tower

8/10

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Tourtotal.jpg/450px-Tourtotal.jpg
wikipedia.org (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_Total)

8,5/10

6.

great!

9,5/10

9/10

American like... 7.5/10

one of the best in france. I love it 9.5

8,5/10 cool :cheers:

5/10

i posted it in the wrong section!
please delete it

9/10 :)

10

It's large and massive
it would be better with... 40-50 m en plus

7/10

8/10

6.5/10

looks great! very wide looking . . that would fit well in Dallas or Houston;) . . . uh 8/10

Oh yes !!
I wondered why it reminded me something...
It is JR Ewing building (Total is an oil company)...

:baeh3:

nice tower 8/10

For me the best in the France, 10/10.

8,5/10

I like it! :)
8/10

The best scyscraper in La Defence and my favourite!!!
10/10

8/10 ^^

10/10

8.5/10 I always liked this towers, they have something prestigious.

5.5/10

8/10

9. Best building in la defense .

http://img74.exs.cx/img74/269/coeurdefunknow47xn.jpg

10. Excellent building. Regards.

8/10

8/10

9.5/10

voted 6/10 cluster of boxes

Very Dallas 1980. 6/10

Okay but monotonous.6

Massive, impressive classic of La Défense 9/10

8/10

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4126/5060876005_d4b903a063_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4107/5060883879_487d84898c_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/5061499940_48155dfb1a_b.jpg

Another great La-Defènse-skyscraper! 9/10

nice tall, blue boxes :)
9/10

8.5/10

6/10

8/10

It became my fave in La Defense when saw it in person. 9,5/10! :cheers:

It would get 10 if was a bit taller. :)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6397141987_ea25893dc5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40883102@N02/6397141987/)
Reverse gear (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40883102@N02/6397141987/) par Fredorod (http://www.flickr.com/people/40883102@N02/), sur Flickr

6.5/10

9/10 Very well done. I like the geometry.

8,5/10 Nice building, not too wide and not too small.