Montparnasse Tower
The tallest building in Paris proper — and the one place you can see the whole city without it in the way.
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The 56th-floor observation deck sits 200 m up and, on a clear day, the view carries 40 km. The same floor holds the Ciel de Paris restaurant. Above that, a rooftop terrace opens to open sky. The tower was built 1969–1973 and still holds its title as the tallest structure inside Paris city limits.
What to look for
- Aircraft taking off from Orly Airport, visible on a clear day from the 56th floor
- The rooftop terrace above the main observation level
- Ciel de Paris restaurant sharing the 56th floor with the deck
The tower is built directly on top of Montparnasse–Bienvenüe Métro station.
Montparnasse Tower is one of 39 sights worth the detour in Paris, all bundled offline in Voyage GO — download the Paris pack and it sits on your map with no signal, filling your travel passport the moment you walk past.
More to see in Paris
- Eiffel TowerThe 300-metre iron tower Parisian artists petitioned against before it was even finished.
- Louvre MuseumThe world's most-visited museum lives inside a 12th-century fortress that became a royal palace.
- Notre-Dame de ParisThe spire fell on live TV in April 2019; since December 2024 you can walk back inside.
- Musée d'OrsayVan Gogh and Monet hung inside a Beaux-Arts station built for the Paris–Orléans railway.
- Champs-ÉlyséesA single 1.9-km straight line runs from the Concorde obelisk to the Arc de Triomphe — Paris's ceremonial spine on the Axe historique.
- Place de la BastilleThe prison that lit a revolution is gone — and the mob that stormed it on 14 July 1789 came for gunpowder, not the seven forgotten men inside.