The tower was built on the town of the former station Montparnasas, and the station itself was modernized and removed underground. Shield of a skyscraper – 210 meters, and all 59 floors are given to offices, cafes, boutiques. The most basic architectural dignity is the view from the windows. But offices in the middle of the building cannot regard this dignity – only offices are endowed with windows on the border.
The 56th floor is particularly famous – it is all given to a unique observation deck and constantly accepts travelers. The view of Paris is revealed within a radius of 40 kilometers, and you can also see how the aircraft raises the atmosphere at the eagle airport. You can climb the 56th floor in just 38 seconds. Monparnas Tower Lift – the most speedy in European countries. On the last, 59, the floor also arranged a review site. They look from her not only down, but also in the evening sky. For 19 years, “Star Night” has been taking place on Monparnas in July, during which everyone who wants to look at the telescopes at the stars. The telescopes, by the way, are set and so that absolutely any section of Paris lying from below could be seen and in detail.
But it cannot be said that the tower is the favorite of Paris. Absolutely opposite. The structure now and then scold. The excessive simplicity of architecture, the inconsistency of the general image of Paris – for which only the structure is not condemned. He was even awarded to him an honorary second place in the ranking of the most absurd buildings of the Earth. And lovers of landscaping repeat once declared by Maupassant about the Eiffel Tower: the view from Montparnasas is the best. Just since this is the only place in Paris, from where the tower itself is not noticeable.
2 years after the end of the construction, an order even came out – to prohibit the construction of skyscrapers in the Paris Center. But the Monparnas tower is only in favor – it will remain the highest structure of Paris, towering over the most famous quarter.
