Hexagone Balard
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Hexagone Balard is the headquarters of the French Armed Forces and the Ministry of the Armed Forces. Inaugurated in 2015, more than 9,300 personnel from the French Army, French Navy, French Air and Space Force and Direction générale de l'armement have moved into this 165,000 m2 (1,780,000 sq ft)[1] white opaque glass-fronted building,[2] on 41 acres (17 ha),[3] from previously separate headquarters for each service branch. It cost 4.2 billion euro.[citation needed]
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Hexagone Balard | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Location | Paris |
Coordinates | 48°50′08″N 2°16′34″E |
Current tenants | Ministry of the Armed Forces |
Construction started | 2012; 12 years ago (2012) |
Completed | 5 November 2015; 8 years ago (2015-11-05) |
Cost | €4.2 billion |
Owner | French Republic |
Dimensions | |
Other dimensions | 420 000 m² |
Technical details | |
Floor area | 13.5 ha |
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