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Created on: 11/04/01
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Maine-Montparnasse Tower

Tour Maine-Montparnasse, Tour Montparnasse
Built: 1969 - 1973
Status: in use
Address: Rue de l'Arrivée
Location: 15th arrondissment, Paris, Ile de France, France
Tour Montparnasse, Paris
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Function / usage:
Office building

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RoleNamePart of structure 
Architect Roger Saubot

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RoleNamePart of structure 
Architecture A. Epstein and Sons International, Inc.
  Beaudoin, Cassin, De Marien, Saubot
Contractor Campenon Bernard central core
Steel construction CFEM

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DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
façade  glass
central core  reinforced concrete
Dimensions
  width 32 m
  height 209 m
  number of floors (above ground) 59

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External LinkMairie de Paris: Tour Montparnasse English
External LinkMairie de Paris: Tour Montparnasse French
External Linkphotoenligne: Tour Montparnasse French
External LinkTour Montparnasse French English German
External LinkWikipedia: Tour Montparnasse French

Relevant Literature
* A la tour Maine-Montparnasse: guidage par laser du coffrage glissant, in "Travaux", April 1971, n. 433 .
* Fondations de la Tour Maine-Montparnasse, in "Travaux", December 1970, n. 429 .
* La tour Maine-Montparnasse, in "Bulletin annuel AFPC", 1971- 1972 .
* Chemin, J.   Passage souterrain Maine-Montparnasse. Buts et conception, in "Travaux", January 1973, n. 454 .
* El Koubi, C.   Opération Maine-Montparnasse. Passages souterrains pour voitures et piétons. Avenue du Maine, in "Travaux", January 1973, n. 454 .
* Lapierre, Eric   Guide d'architecture Paris 1900-2008, Editions du Pavillon de l'Arsenal, Paris (France) , ISBN 2354870035, 2009; pp. # 809.
* Lebelle, M.   Le chantier de Maine-Montparnasse, in "Travaux", April 1971, n. 433 .
* Martin, Hervé   Guide de l'architecture moderne à Paris. Guide to modern architecture in Paris, Editions Alternatives, Paris (France) , ISBN 2862272744, 2001; pp. 274.
* Paquet, J.   Etude expérimentale in situ de l'effet du vent sur la tour Maine-Montparnasse, in "Annales de l'Institut Technique du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics", May 1985, n. 464 .
* Picon-Lefebre, Virginie   L'opération Maine-Montparnasse, presented at .
* Wianecki, Jerzy   Tour Maine-Montparnasse, in "Annales de l'Institut Technique du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics", June 1993, n. 514 .

 
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