The metre skyscraper in the Montparnasse district of Paris — for many years the tallest in Europe — is an impressive sight on the skyline. This superstructure of concrete, steel and glass was a formidable challenge to build, both technologically and financially, on a par with the great Haussmann style developments of the previous century.
The tower was the crowning architectural achievement of the newly developed Maine-Montparnasse district, completed in the s. Over the years, it has become an iconic landmark of the Paris cityscape and a flagship of the capital's architectural heritage. It also boasts a hugely popular top-floor terrace offering panoramic views, which attracts 1.
Construction could then begin on Montparnasse Tower. In April lthe first stone was laid. The first step of the project was removing , m3 of rubble. For urban planning reasons, Montparnasse Tower needed to be constructed right over the metro underground , which needed to be protected by a reinforced-concrete shell. In March , the highest point of the tower reached metres and 57 storeys. In December the tower grew another 9 metres when a radio wave relay station and a heliport were installed on what would later become the Montparnasse Tower Terrace.
After nearly four years of construction, Montparnasse Tower was inaugurated on 18 June So begins the story of the only skyscraper in Paris.
The Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau was created in It performs essential tasks: To welcome and inform visitors: Lovers of the capital, six offices welcome you year-round. To promote the destination in France and abroad: The Bureau actively promotes everything Paris has to offer recreational and business tourists through travel agents and the media.
The French Tourism Development Agency. Then two agencies — Nouvelle AOM and Studio Gang , an American practice founded by Jeanne Gang — went head-to-head, with judges mulling over their proposals for four months. It is expected to start in and be completed by The redesign aims to make the tower, which houses numerous offices and has a restaurant on the 56th of its 59 floors, more vibrant. The produce grown will be served in the restaurant. The building will also include a hotel and have gardens with viewing platforms on the 14th floor.
Abisseror hopes to vastly increase the annual number of visitors, which currently stands at one million, by adding a high-tech observatory similar to the Tilt observation deck at the John Hancock Center in Chicago. Visitors will have access to 3D-virtual reality headsets as a way of enhancing their experience of the tower. For the architects of Nouvelle AOM, the commission represents the opportunity to make Montparnasse Tower a living, breathing multi-purpose space.
The aim is to reduce mechanical ventilation by 70 percent.
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