There is an old joke in Paris that the top of Montparnasse Tower has the prettiest view in the French capital. Not because of its breathtaking views of the Eiffel Tower or the Sacre-Coeur Basilica ...

The demolition of Marie Curie’s Paris lab has been temporarily suspended as campaigners fight to get the building marked as a historic monument. The Nobel prize-winning scientist’s lab ...

Graphic: Gabriella Turrisi/Axios; Data: Roofscapes Studio With extreme heat a top concern for the Paris Olympics, the City of Light's historic architecture has become a point of friction.

There is an old joke in Paris that the top of Montparnasse Tower has the prettiest view in the French capital. Not because of its breathtaking views of the Eiffel Tower or the Sacre-Coeur Basilica ...

At 689 feet tall, the monolithic Tour Montparnasse, an office skyscraper in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, is as imposing today as when it was completed in 1973.