Perret Tower

The Perret Tower, in Amiens

The Perret Tower is, with the cathedral, the most visible building of Amiens, a skyscraper of 110 metres in concrete. The Amiens audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this pioneer tower of the post-war, long one of the tallest of Europe, emblem of the reconstruction of the town.

The pioneer skyscraper of the reconstruction

Here is the most visible building of Amiens, with the cathedral of course: from the top of its hundred and ten metres, the Perret Tower is seen ten kilometres around. At the end of its construction, in the 1950s, it was moreover considered one of the tallest residential towers of Europe, a true skyscraper for the time. It is the work of the famous architect Auguste Perret, great master of reinforced concrete, who directed the reconstruction of several French towns destroyed by the wars. Amiens, hardly tried by the two world conflicts, was partly rebuilt, and the Perret Tower, raised near the station, became the symbol of this renewal and of modernity. Its slender and geometric silhouette, in exposed concrete, illustrates the sober and rational style dear to Perret, while imposing itself as a major urban landmark. Long a simple building, the tower has been renovated and highlighted, notably by a nocturnal lighting that changes its colours. It has become a proudly assumed emblem of Amiens. A pioneer skyscraper and a symbol of the reconstruction, the Perret Tower is a must-see stop of the discovery of the town.

What to see

You admire the skyscraper of a hundred and ten metres in concrete, visible ten kilometres around, the most visible building of Amiens with the cathedral, work of Auguste Perret, master of reinforced concrete who directed the reconstruction of the town after the wars; long one of the tallest towers of Europe, with a slender and geometric silhouette highlighted by a nocturnal lighting, it is an emblem of the reconstruction. The Perret Tower is a symbol of Amiens. It is a must-see stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Perret Tower lies near the station, in the heart of Amiens, reachable on foot. It is a building that you admire from outside, a landmark visible from afar in the town. Its nocturnal lighting, which changes its colours, makes of it an appreciated spectacle at nightfall.

What is the Perret Tower in Amiens?

A skyscraper of a hundred and ten metres in concrete, the most visible building of Amiens with the cathedral, visible ten kilometres around; work of Auguste Perret, master of reinforced concrete who directed the reconstruction of the town after the wars, it was long one of the tallest towers of Europe and has become an emblem of the reconstruction.

Where is the Perret Tower in Amiens?

Near the station, in the heart of Amiens, in France.