Montparnasse tower

Campenon Bernard

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Construction of the tower

At 210 metres, the Montparnasse tower, designed by architects Eugène Beaudouin, Urbain Cassan and Louis Hoym de Marien, provides a striking contrast to the architecture of central Paris. When it was first built, the tower was fiercely criticised and its style generally considered inappropriate, yet it reflects changes in office design. With its smoked-glass façade, the Montparnasse tower ushered in an era of vast, open-plan offices.