The most hated building in all of Europe #montparnasse #Tower #paris #france #europe #paris2024

The most hated building in all of Europe #montparnasse #Tower #paris #france #europe #paris2024

built in 1973 this 210 M tall skyscraper in Paris is the most hated building in all of France the mpar nas Tower is widely disliked for its stark contrast to paris’s Historic architecture as its modern monolithic design and height disrupt the traditionally lowrise Skyline built at the cost of approximately 2 billion French Franks at the time which would be equivalent to roughly $400 million Us in today’s terms it symbolizes an era of poor urban planning and modernization that many parisians regret the building does have one redeeming feature its observation deck at 210 M high you can admire the stunning views of Paris City without having to see the tower itself what do you hate about this building the most let us know in the comments

Built in 1973, this 210-metre tall skyscraper in Paris is the most hated building in all of France. The Montparnasse Tower is widely disliked for its stark contrast to Paris’ historic architecture, as its modern, monolithic design and height disrupt the traditionally low-rise skyline. Built at the cost of approximately 2 billion French francs at the time, which would be equivalent to roughly $400 million USD in today’s terms, it symbolizes an era of poor urban planning & modernization that many Parisians regret. The building does have one redeeming feature: its observation deck. At 210 meters high, you can admire the stunning views of Paris city without having to see the tower itself. What do you hate about this building the most? Let us know in the comments!

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Tour Maine-Montparnasse (Maine-Montparnasse Tower), also commonly named Tour Montparnasse, is a 210-metre (689 ft) office skyscraper in the Montparnasse area of Paris, France. Constructed from 1969 to 1973, it was the tallest skyscraper in France until 2011, when it was surpassed by the 231-metre (758 ft) Tour First in the La Défense business district west of Paris’s city limits. It remains the tallest building in Paris proper and the third tallest in France, behind Tour First and Tour Hekla. As of July 2023, it is the 53rd-tallest building in Europe.

The tower was designed by architects Eugène Beaudouin, Urbain Cassan, and Louis Hoym de Marien and built by Campenon Bernard. On 21 September 2017, Nouvelle AOM won a competition to redesign the building’s façade. Built on top of the Montparnasse–Bienvenüe Paris Métro station, the building has 59 floors. In 1934, the old Montparnasse station located on the edges of the similarly named boulevard, opposite the Rue de Rennes, appeared ill-suited to traffic. The city of Paris planned to reorganize the district and build a new station. But the project, entrusted to Raoul Dautry (who would give his name to the square of the tower), met strong opposition and was cancelled.

In 1956, on the occasion of the adoption of the new master plan for the Paris traffic plan, the Société d’économie mixte pour l’Aménagement du secteur Maine Montparnasse (SEMMAM) was created, as well as the l’Agence pour l’Opération Maine Montparnasse (AOM). Their mission was to redevelop the neighbourhood, which required razing many streets, often dilapidated and unsanitary. The site then occupied up to 8 hectares (20 acres).

However, the reconstruction of the Montparnasse station a few hundred metres south of the old one and the destruction of the Gare du Maine, which was included in the real estate project of the AOM, a joint agency which brought together the four architects: Urbain Cassan, Eugène Beaudouin and Louis de Hoÿm de Marien, was carried out from June 1966 to the spring of 1969 with the assistance of the architect Jean Saubot.

In 1968, André Malraux granted the building permit for the Tower to the AOM and work began that same year. The project was spearheaded by the American real estate developer Wylie Tuttle, who enlisted a consortium of 17 French insurance companies and seven banks in the $140 million multiple-building project, but later distanced himself from the project until his 2002 obituary revealed that the building was his original “brainchild”.

In 1969, the decision to build a shopping centre was finally made, and Georges Pompidou, then President of the Republic, wanted to provide the capital with modern infrastructure. Despite a major controversy, the construction of the tower was started.

The Tour Montparnasse in comparison to other tall structures in Paris
The Tour Montparnasse was built between 1969 and 1973 on the site of the old Montparnasse station. The first stone was laid in 1970 and the inauguration took place in 1973.

The foundations of the tower are made up of 56 reinforced concrete pillars sinking 70 m (230 ft) underground. For urban planning reasons, the tower had to be built just above a Metro line; and to avoid using the same support and weakening it, the Metro structures were protected by a reinforced concrete shield. Long horizontal beams were installed in order to free up the space needed in the basement to fit out the tracks for trains.[19]

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