View from the Top (Tour Montparnasse)

Tour Maine-Montparnasse (Maine-Montparnasse Tower), also commonly named Tour Montparnasse is a 210-meter (689-foot) tall office tower located in the Montparnasse area of Paris. Constructed from 1969 to 1972, it is the tallest skyscraper in France.

Paris: View from Tour Maine-Montparnasse showing Les Invalides, a complex of buildings in the city's 7th arrondissement containing museums and monuments relating to the military history of France, as well other buildings. The buildings include the Musée de l'Armée, the Musée des Plans-Reliefs, and the Musée d'Histoire Contemporaine, as well as the burial site for some of France's war heroes. The golden dome of the Church at the Invalides is prominently seen in the center. The most notable tomb at Les Invalides is that of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821).

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Paris: View from Tour Maine-Montparnasse showing Les Invalides, a complex of buildings in the city's 7th arrondissement containing museums and monuments relating to the military history of France, as well other buildings. The buildings include the Musée de l'Armée, the Musée des Plans-Reliefs, and the Musée d'Histoire Contemporaine, as well as the burial site for some of France's war heroes. The golden dome of the Church at the Invalides is prominently seen in the center. The most notable tomb at Les Invalides is that of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821).

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