Paris bans tall buildings amid row over Herzog & de Meuron tower

By Tom Lowe2023-06-06T18:00:00

City council votes to set 37m height limit in traditionally low rise city following backlash against 180m-tall Le Triangle

Paris has banned tall buildings for a second time following a backlash against Herzog & de Meuron’s controversial 48-storey Le Triangle tower.

The city council passed a height limit of 37m for new buildings across the French capital yesterday evening as part of a new urban plan which aims to reduce the city’s carbon emissions.

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