Most French presidents like to have a building (or an airport) named after them when they leave office. Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoë gets his ivory tower even before he becomes president.
Le Nouvel Observateur has an exclusive slide show of the “Tour Delanoë”, which looks like an impressive landmark-to-be:
Update — the international press is now also picking up the story:
Images of first Paris skyscraper leaked (Telegraph)
