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Tour Montparnasse

Description: Rue de l'Arrivee / 75015 Paris / Tel: 01.45.38.52.56.

Newest Review: ... speedy moving conveyor belts that transfer travelers between lines. The Tour Montparnasse cost 10 euro 60 in all, you travel by an express lift in which you can feel your ears pop to I think the 56th or 57th floor which is an indoor viewing area. There is a cafe and plenty of observation points with maps setting out what you can see including the famous landmarks and also pay as you use ... more

... telescopes for a close up viewing. There are plenty of displays charting the history of the Tower and als a short video film in a small cinema to watch however this is in French. From here you need to climb a couple of floors by quite narrow stairs to...more

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Tour Montparnasse: People spotting from the 59th floor (352 words)
by - written on 22/02/09 (Very useful, 54 readings)
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I wrote about the Eiffel Tower the other day and how it has the second best view of Paris, well the Montparnasse Tower has the best view of Paris as the view from the helicopter pad at the top of this fifty nine story tower includes the whole of Paris including the Eiffel Tower itself. Tour Montparnasse is located just outside the large sprawling station that is Montparnasse, one of the main nter changes for the metro and RER lines in Paris it is located on the south side of the Seine in the 14e. Visiting the station is an experience in itself especially if you get to use the rather speedy moving conveyor belts that transfer travelers between ... Read the complete review

The best views in Paris - if you're brave. (926 words)
by - written on 26/09/08 (Very useful, 179 readings)
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Lurking as only a 59 storey building can do, the Tour Montparnasse (that's Montparnasse Tower to most) is an icon of near-pointless symbolism and the folly of planning arguments. As simple and as graceful as it stands, many Parisians are still unhappy at its presence in the otherwise low-rise area to the south of the City Centre. Towering 210m into the air, and completed in 1972, it remains the tallest building in France (the Eiffel Tower is patently not a building!), and the ninth tallest building in the European Union. Current plans to renovate and increase the height of the AXA Tower in Paris will relegate it to the less famed category; 'tallest thing in ... Read the complete review