Tour First

Tour First (previously known as Tour UAP between 1974-1998, and as Tour AXA between 1998-2007) is an office skyscraper in Courbevoie, in La Défense, the business district of the Paris metropolitan area.

The tower was built in 1974 by Bouygues for the UAP insurance company. The building was 159 m (522 ft) at that time. Its ground shape was in the form of a three-pointed star whose branches were separated each by a 120° angle. This particular shape was chosen to symbolize the merger of the three French insurance companies that were at the origin of UAP. The tower was renamed Tour AXA when UAP was bought by the AXA insurance company in 1996.

Large-scale renovation of the tower began in 2007 and was completed in 2011. The exterior appearance of the building was completely changed, with extra height added to the tower. The renovated tower, now known as Tour First, is 225 m (738 ft) at roof height, and 231 m (758 ft) including its spire, with a total floor space of 86,707 m² (933,310 sq ft). It is currently the tallest skyscraper in France, only surpassed in height by the Eiffel Tower.

AXA Center (Montreal)

The AXA Center (also known as 2020 University) is a 104.0 m tall skyscraper located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

It was built in 1974 and currently serves as the Headquarters for AXA Canada which consists of a number of subsidiaries of French-based insurance and banking company AXA. Other tenants include Posera Software Inc, T.E Wealth-Financial Consultant Ltd, a Dental Clinic and a law firm. It is located at 2020 University Street between De Maisonneuve Boulevard & President Kennedy Ave, in Downtown Montreal.

The Building is directly connected to the McGill Station of the Montreal Metro's Green Line.

Other AXA buildings

The Tour AXA, building which formerly housed the headquarters of AXA, is in Paris La Défense. The building is currently 159 meters high, but a major renovation begun in March 2007 will take it to 225 meters.

There is also an AXA Center in Perth, Australia. The building is 75 meters (246 ft) high and has 20 floors. Its construction was finished in 1975 as well as AXA Center in New York City, New York which was complete in 1986 and rises at 229.3 m.