The Tour Triangle, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, is poised to become the first skyscraper built in central Paris since 1973, after winning a lengthy court battle.
Paris's administrative court has upheld a building permit that was issued in April 2015, rejecting two appeals that had been filled against the building. The court found that the building permit issued in 2015 was not unlawful.
The latest ruling should clear the way for construction to begin on the 180-metre-high tower, which has been caught up in legal battles since 2014.
"The mayor of Paris has not made a manifest error of assessment in considering that the project is not likely to affect the character or interest of neighbouring places and monumental perspectives," said the court, as reported by Le Parisien. The skyscraper has a distinctive triangular shape
Herzog & de Meuron first revealed designs for the triangular-shaped skyscraper in 2008, with the building initially planned to be complete by 2014.

Set to be built alongside the Porte de Versailles square in the Parc des Expositions site, the building's unique form, combined with its trapezoidal footprint, means it will look vastly different dependent on where it is viewed from. Looking from central Paris, the building will appear as a thin tower, however from east and west its full triangular shape will be apparent.
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