The Montparnasse Tower has to compete with its big sister, the Eiffel Tower. From 2011, the monument of the 15th arrondissement also will light up every night. The mission of the agency Light, entrusted with the design: « Reviving the image of the tower and make the new emblem of the Greater Paris nightlife. »
The agency has devised a light marking the edges and the top floor of the Montparnasse Tower tour. Should light up progressively from a blue light from the dark. The public can observe a light pulse at the top of the tower each time change.
This project is € 1 million, based on a fairly simple set design, is to hang a little veil of light blue on the edges of the tower and the top floor (the 58th).
From midnight, the lights will be on standby.
The project should normally see the day when the feast of music.
Furthermore, this enlightenment is another site, much larger looming for the Montparnasse Tower. The building could then adopt a new facade, the mall should be expanded and upgraded and taxiways redesigned to meet the 40% increase in attendance at the Gare Montparnasse in 2020.
“Hotel Odessa Paris”, a 2 star Hotel located in Montparnasse District
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