Criticism
The tower's simple architecture, large proportions and monolithic appearance have been often criticised for being out of place in Paris's urban landscape. Two years after its completion, the construction of skyscrapers in the city centre was banned.
The design of the tower predates architectural trends of more modern skyscrapers today that are often designed to provide a window for every office. Only the offices around the perimeter of each floor of Tour Montparnasse have windows.
It is sometimes said that the view from the top is the most beautiful in Paris, because it is the only place from which the tower itself cannot be seen.
A 2008 poll of editors on Virtualtourist voted the building the second-ugliest building in the world.
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