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‘Non’ to high-rise living: Why Paris has imposed a ban on skyscrapers
FirstpostParis wants to be low-profile. The new law, which won’t allow constructions to be taller than 12 storeys, is reminiscent of the one passed in 1977 in reaction to the Montparnasse Tower Travel to Paris and a look around its skyline and there’s something that will stand out – the Eiffel Tower that stands tall at 330 metres and the Montparnasse Tower, standing at 210 metres. A new ban on high-rises Last week, even as Paris marked the 50th anniversary of the construction of the Montparnasse Tower, the city council voted in favour of limiting the height of new buildings and adopted a new ‘Plan Local d’Urbanisme’. Set to stand at 42 storeys with 91,351 square metres of floor space, the Triangle would become the third-tallest building within the Paris city limits, behind only Tour Montparnasse and the Eiffel Tower. Reacting to the ban, Émile Meunier was quoted as saying,” They said Paris was naff and needed high towers to compete with London’s city.
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