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{{Short description|District in Paris, France}}
[[File:15th Arrondissement of Paris as seen from Pont de Bir-Hakeim 140507 1.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Front de Seine as seen from the [[Pont de Bir-Hakeim]]]]▼
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[[File:Front de Seine as seen from Pont Mirabeau 140412 1.jpg|300px|thumb|right280px|Front de Seine as seen from the [[Pontat Mirabeau]]dusk]]
[[File:Paris - Quartier Beaugrenelle - novembre 2005.jpg|thumb|Front de Seine - Beaugrenelle]]
▲[[File:15thFront Arrondissementde of ParisSeine as seen from Pont deMirabeau, Bir-Hakeim22 140507April 12014.jpg|300px|thumb|right280px|Front de Seine as seen from the [[Pont de Bir-HakeimMirabeau]]]]
Among the tallest towers in the district, we can find rising to 98 meters: [[File:Cristaux.Jean Yves Lechevallier.jpg|thumb|Sculpture-fountain "Cristaux" by [[Jean-Yves Lechevallier]] nestled in a small park, Square [[Béla Bartók]], between the towers]]▼
 
'''Front de Seine''' (alsois knowna asdevelopment in the district of '''Beaugrenelle''') is a district in [[Paris]], [[France]], located along the river [[Seine]] in the [[15th arrondissement of Paris|15th arrondissement]] right at the Southsouth of the [[Eiffel Tower]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.britannica.com/place/Front-de-Seine | title=Front de Seine | work=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] | accessdate=23 December 2015 }}</ref> It is, with the [[13th arrondissement of Paris|13th arrondissement]], one of the few districts in the city of Paris containing [[highrise]] buildings, as most have been constructed outside the city (notably in [[La Défense]]).
 
The Front de Seine district is the result of an [[urban planning]] project from the 1970s.<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.parisfrontdeseine.fr/le_front_de_seine_accueil.php parisfrontdeseine.fr]</ref> It includes about 20 towers reaching nearly 100 m of height built all around an elevated espalanadeesplanade. That esplanade is paved with [[fresco]]s that can be seen only from the elevated floors of the towers. As opposed to [[Italie 13]], the design of the towers is much more varied. The [[Hôtel Novotel Paris-Tour Eiffel]] (formerly known as Hôtel Nikkō), for instance, has red-encircled windows,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150513042256/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/110342/hotel-novotel-paris-tour-eiffel-paris-france emporis.com/buildings]</ref> while the [[Tour Totem]] consists of a stack of several glassed-glazed blocks.▼
==Description==
A newly redesigned [[shopping centre]], the [[Centre commercial Beaugrenelle]] opened in 2013.<ref>[http://www.outandaboutinparis.com/2013/10/beaugrenelle-paris-newest-shopping.html outandaboutinparis.com]</ref><ref>[http://en.parisinfo.com/shopping-paris/105695/Centre-Beaugrenelle-Paris parisinfo.com]</ref>
▲The Front de Seine district is the result of an [[urban planning]] project from the 1970s. It includes about 20 towers reaching nearly 100 m of height built all around an elevated espalanade. That esplanade is paved with [[fresco]]s that can be seen only from the elevated floors of the towers. As opposed to [[Italie 13]], the design of the towers is much more varied. The [[Hôtel Novotel Paris-Tour Eiffel]] (formerly known as Hôtel Nikkō), for instance, has red-encircled windows, while the [[Tour Totem]] consists of a stack of several glassed-blocks.
A newly redesigned shopping center, the [[Centre commercial Beaugrenelle]] is now opened.
 
Furthermore, while 13th arrondissement towers are predominantly residential and [[La Défense]] towers are predominantly commercial, the towers of the '''Front de Seine''' are of mixed commercial and residential use.▼
 
▲Furthermore, while 13th arrondissement towers are predominantly residential and [[La Défense]] towers are predominantly commercial, the towers of the '''Front de Seine''' are of mixed commercial and residential use.
 
==High-rise buildings==
[[File:Front de Seine - OSM 2021.svg|600px|thumb|center|Front de Seine, 2021]]
<gallery widths="400px">
Front de Seine and Pont de Bir-Hakeim 140405 1.jpg|Front de Seine and Pont de Bir-Hakeim
Front de Seine as seen from Pont Mirabeau, 22 April 2014.jpg|Front de Seine as seen from Pont Mirabeau
Front de Seine as seen from Pont Mirabeau, April 2014.jpg|Front de Seine as seen from Pont Mirabeau
Front de Seine, Paris 10 April 2014.jpg|Panorama of the Front de Seine
</gallery>
▲Among the tallest towers in the district, we can find rising to 98 meters: [[File:Cristaux.Jean Yves Lechevallier.jpg|thumb|Sculpture-fountain "Cristaux" by [[Jean-Yves Lechevallier]] nestled in a small park, Square [[Béla Bartók]], between the towers]]
* Tour Avant-Seine (1975): 98 m, 32 storeys.
* Tour Mars (1974): 98 m, 32 storeys.
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* Immeuble le Village (1973): 17 storeys.
* Bureaux Hachette Livre (1969): 12 storeys.
* Tour Mercure (1973): 12 storeys.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151022120916/http://www.emporis.com/zone/100228/front-de-seine-paris emporis.com/zon]</ref>
 
===;Other Structures===structures
* [[Cheminée du Front de Seine]] (1971): 130 meters
 
== See also ==
* {{Portal-inline|ParisFrance}}
* [[Italie 13]]
* [[La Défense]]
* [[List of tallest structures in Paris]]
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
==External links==
{{CommonscatCommons category|Front de Seine}}
* [http://www.emporisparisfrontdeseine.comfr/en/wm/zo/?id=100228 Front- de- Seine website] (''Emporis'')
* [http://fr.structurae.de/projects/data/index.cfm?ID=p00488 Front-de-Seine] (''Structurae'')
 
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[[Category:Districts of Paris]]
[[Category:Skyscrapers in Paris]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Paris]]
[[Category:15th arrondissement of Paris]]
[[Category:TourismDistricts inof Paris]]
[[Category:VisitorRiver attractions in France by city|ParisSeine]]
[[Category:Skyscrapers in Paris|*Front be Sene]]
[[Category:Visitor attractions in Île-de-France| Paris]]
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