Any time you catch a glimpse of the Paris skyline it's hard not to agree that some of the city's charm is the lack of skyscrapers. Although there are plenty outside the central city (defined by the ring-road), inside you will only see the Eiffel tower and church steeples. Well...almost. Tour Montparnasse is the only exception. Completed in 1973, it was part of a push by Georges Pompidou to modernize Parisian infrastructure. However, the brutalist structure was met with near unanimous disdain that continues today, so much so that a 37m height limit was imposed on all building projects in the city. To date no new skyscrapers have been built, although this will change next year when the controversial 118m Tour Triangle (approved in 2015) will begin construction. Some say skyscrapers are necessary; with 12 million people in the Paris metro area, living space is in high demand. Paris has amongst the highest rent prices on earth, and 1 square meter of storage space can cost over 110€/month.
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