Historic site · Paris 15e Arrondissement, Paris
Tour Montparnasse
| Monday | 09:30 – 23:30 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 09:30 – 23:30 |
| Wednesday | 09:30 – 23:30 |
| Thursday | 09:30 – 23:30 |
| Friday | 09:30 – 23:30 |
| Saturday | 09:30 – 23:30 |
| Sunday | 09:30 – 23:30 |
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Montparnasse Tower is a 210 m office block finished in 1973, and the reaction to it is the reason Paris has not built another skyscraper in its centre since. The tower rose on the site of the old Gare Montparnasse as the anchor of a redevelopment of the district, designed by a team of French architects and built between 1969 and 1973. At completion it was the tallest building in France and one of the tallest in Europe, a single dark monolith standing over the low, pale roofline of the 14th and 15th arrondissements.
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59 floors of offices below an observation deck that is the reason most visitors come. The 56th floor holds an enclosed viewing level with a small exhibition and a champagne bar, and the roof terrace above it, open to the sky and ringed by a windbreak, is the 59th and top floor at 210 m. The lift from the ground floor to the 56th runs in under forty seconds, among the fastest public lifts in Europe when the tower opened.
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Forty-five minutes to an hour for the full circuit of both viewing levels. The enclosed 56th floor takes ten to fifteen minutes to walk and read the panels identifying what is visible in each direction. The open-air roof terrace is where most of the time goes, walking the full perimeter and finding the angle that lines up the Eiffel Tower, Sacré-Cœur or the Panthéon against the rest of the skyline. An accessible route serves principal lower or public areas, but stairs, historic fabric, crypts or rooftop routes limit the complete circuit.
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The observatory is closed to the public for renovations that will last several years, and the operator has set no reopening date.
Open daily, generally 09:30-23:30 in summer with shorter winter weekdays; last lift is before closing. Metro Montparnasse-Bienvenüe, then use the Rue de lArrivée entrance. An accessible route serves principal lower or public areas, but stairs, historic fabric, crypts or rooftop routes limit the complete circuit.
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Adult observatory admission starts around EUR 21; sunset, champagne and premium products cost more. The base amount and currency follow the operator tariff; premium products and separate institutions remain excluded unless named. Worship, events, maintenance, weather and security can change ordinary access.
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Metro Montparnasse-Bienvenüe, then use the Rue de lArrivée entrance. An accessible route serves principal lower or public areas, but stairs, historic fabric, crypts or rooftop routes limit the complete circuit. Open daily, generally 09:30-23:30 in summer with shorter winter weekdays; last lift is before closing.
Checked 2026-08-31 · Source
An accessible route serves principal lower or public areas, but stairs, historic fabric, crypts or rooftop routes limit the complete circuit. Open daily, generally 09:30-23:30 in summer with shorter winter weekdays; last lift is before closing. Adult observatory admission starts around EUR 21; sunset, champagne and premium products cost more. Historic surfaces, crowds and security remain relevant.
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The Eiffel Tower framed against the rest of the skyline, shot from the roof terrace's northwest corner, is the single most repeated image and for good reason — no other public viewpoint in the city puts the tower in its own photograph this cleanly. The enclosed 56th floor's glass introduces reflections that are hard to avoid without a lens hood held flush against the pane; the open roof above it has no glass and is the better floor for a clean shot. Adult observatory admission starts around EUR 21; sunset, champagne and premium products cost more.
Checked 2026-08-31 · Source
Open daily, generally 09:30-23:30 in summer with shorter winter weekdays; last lift is before closing.
Adult observatory admission starts around EUR 21; sunset, champagne and premium products cost more.
An accessible route serves principal lower or public areas, but stairs, historic fabric, crypts or rooftop routes limit the complete circuit.
Metro Montparnasse-Bienvenüe, then use the Rue de lArrivée entrance.
Yes. Worship, events, maintenance, weather and security can change ordinary access.
No. Special tours, exhibitions and upgrades use separate tickets.
No. The operator's site says the observatory is closed to the public for renovations that will last several years and has not set a reopening date.
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