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 Tour Montparnasse
Download high resolution version (500x709, 87 KB)The 56-storey Montparnasse Tower is 209 metres (690 feet) high. ...
| | Information | | Location | Paris 15th arrondissement | | Status | Complete | | Constructed | 1969 - 1972 | | Use | Office | | Height | | Roof | 210m (689 ft) | | Technical Details | | Floor count | 59 | | Floor area | 88,400 m² (951,500 ft²) | | Companies | | Architect | Jean Saubot, Beaudouin, Cassan, de Marien | Tour Maine-Montparnasse (Maine-Montparnasse Tower), also commonly named Tour Montparnasse is a 210-metre (689-foot) tall office skyscraper located in Paris, France, in the area of Montparnasse. Constructed from 1969 to 1972, it is the tallest skyscraper in France. In the future, it may be surpassed in height by the superrenovated Tour AXA (225 m), and later by Tour Phare and Tour Generali (both approximately 300 metres). City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ...
The 15th arrondissement (XVe arrondissement), located on the Left Bank (Rive Gauche), is the most populous of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ...
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City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ...
The Montparnasse Tower, which at 209m was the tallest building in Western Europe when it was built. ...
This article contains a list of the tallest buildings and structures both inside Paris city limits and within neighboring communes that are part of the Paris metropolitan area. ...
Tour AXA (also known as tour Assur, previously known as tour UAP between 1974-1998) is an office skyscraper located in La Défense, the high-rise business district of Paris, France. ...
Computer model The Phare Tower (or Tour Phare in French) is a planned 300-meter-tall skyscraper designed as a green building to be built in the Paris district of La Défense. ...
Location Built on top of the Montparnasse - Bienvenüe Paris Métro station, the 59 floors of the tower are mainly occupied by offices, while two floors are open to the public for viewing the city; the 56th floor with a restaurant, and the terrace on the top floor. On a clear day, the view covers a radius of 40 km; aircraft can be seen taking off from Orly Airport. The guard-rail can be removed in only two minutes to allow helicopters to land. At the time of construction, it was the tallest building in Europe by roof height. The construction of La Grande Arche in La Défense places the tower in a second line of perspective across Paris: see Axe historique. List of stations of the Paris Métro Montparnasse-Bienvenüe is a station of the Paris Métro which is a transfer point between Lines 4, 6, 12 and 13. ...
Line 5s crossing of the Seine on the Austerlitz viaduct. ...
The Eiffel Tower Fire-observation watchtower in Kostroma, Russia. ...
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Diagram of Orly airport Orly Airport (IATA: ORY, ICAO: LFPO) is an airport located in Orly and partially in Villeneuve-le-Roi, south of Paris, France ( ). It has flights to cities in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Caribbean. ...
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The Grande Arche, La Défense district The Grande Arche de la Fraternité is a monument in the business district of La Défense to the west of Paris. ...
La Défense, the latest addition to the Paris region skyline. ...
The Axe historique (historical axis) is a line of monuments, buildings and thoroughfares that extends from the centre of Paris, France, to the west. ...
Criticism
 Paris from the observation deck of Tour Montparnasse. Its simple architecture, gigantic proportions and monolithic appearance have been often criticised for being out of place in Paris's urban landscape and, as a result, two years after its completion, the construction of skyscrapers in the city centre was banned. View of Paris from the Montparnasse Tower. ...
View of Paris from the Montparnasse Tower. ...
The design of the tower predates architectural trends that placed high importance on a view of the outside, and so only offices around the perimeter of each floor have windows (more modern skyscrapers are often designed to provide a window for every office, if possible).
It is sometimes said, only half-jokingly, that the view from the top is the most beautiful in Paris, since it is the only place from which you cannot see the tower. (A similar quote is attributed to Guy de Maupassant about the Eiffel Tower.) The Eiffel Tower (French: , ) is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the River Seine in Paris, France. ...
Climbing the tower In 1995 French urban climber, Alain "Spiderman" Robert, using only his bare hands and feet and with no safety devices of any kind, scaled the building's exterior glass and steel wall to the top. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
The asbestos problem In 2005 studies showed that the tower contained asbestos material. Asbestos when inhaled, for instance during repairs, is a known carcinogen. As with the Jussieu Campus, the problem of removing the asbestos material from a large building used by thousands of people is acute. Projected completion times for removal are: three years if the building is emptied for the duration of the work, and ten years if the building is not emptied. Fibrous asbestos on muscovite Asbestos Asbestos Asbestos (a misapplication of Latin: asbestos quicklime from Greek : a, not and sbestos, extinguishable) describes any of a group of minerals that can be fibrous, many of which are metamorphic and are hydrous magnesium silicates. ...
The term carcinogen refers to any substance, radionuclide or radiation which is an agent directly involved in the promotion of cancer or in the facilitation of its propagation. ...
Main entrance Gridiron bars The Jussieu Campus (Campus Universitaire de Jussieu) is a higher education campus located in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. ...
See also This article contains a list of the tallest buildings and structures both inside Paris city limits and within neighboring communes that are part of the Paris metropolitan area. ...
Gallery Tour Montparnasse from the top level of the Eiffel Tower. The tower is the brown tower at the top of the picture Download high resolution version (1270x2986, 396 KB) View from the top of the Eiffel Tower over the Champ de Mars. ...
The Eiffel Tower (French: , ) is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the River Seine in Paris, France. ...
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