A Defense of the Ugliest Building in Paris
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Colin Marshall writes about the Tour Montparnasse, the Paris skyscraper that recently marked its fiftieth anniversary.
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Paris advice: climb the Montparnasse tower
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Architecture The New Yorker
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Buildings The New Yorker
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France The New Yorker
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BREAKING: Paris's “Ugliest Skyscraper” to Receive a Makeover, Courtesy of New French Firm - Metropolis
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The second-ugliest and most intrusive building in the world to get redesigned
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Skyline blights: New York's ugliest building finally gets its glassy update
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Buildings The New Yorker
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The world's ugliest buildings
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The CNIT, an enchanting brutalist building in Paris la Défense
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The world's ugliest buildings
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CityLab Daily: Church Camping Takes Off As Congregation Dwindles - Bloomberg
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Paris advice: climb the Montparnasse tower