Montparnasse Tower

The Montparnasse Tower is the only skyscraper in Paris. Construction lasted three years, from 1969 to 1972, on the site of the old Montparnasse station. After the appearance of such a defiantly modern building in the historical center of the city, a ban was imposed on the construction of such skyscrapers.

The size of the tower is very impressive: 209 meters above the ground and almost 70 meters below the ground. Its 52 floors are reserved for offices, and the remaining 7 are reserved for tourists. There are cafes, observation decks and even a mini-galleries of paintings illustrating the history of Paris. Here you can see copies of unique maps of the French capital almost a century ago and compare them with the city, spread out the window.

In good weather, visibility from the top of the skyscraper (which is essentially an equipped helipad) reaches forty kilometers. And the view from Montparnasse is considered more successful than from the Eiffel Tower, because the building is located closer to the historical center of Paris.

Another highlight of the Montparnasse Tower is the high-speed elevators, the fastest elevators in Europe. They will lift you to a height of 200 meters in 38 seconds.