Paris To Get Its Tallest Building Since Eiffel

California architect Thom Mayne is “planning a glass office tower for Paris — the tallest structure to rise there since the Eiffel Tower in 1889. Mayne’s 68-story landmark will loom over an area called La Defense — a big, bleak, faceless business complex on the outskirts of town. The Phare Tower is scheduled to oepn in 2012.