In Paris, demolition of the arrival wing of the Montparnasse station, built in 1852, to build a new station, the Maine-Montparnasse station, on the site of the two annexes Maine Départ and Maine Arrivée. Images of the facade of the Montparnasse station overlooking Place de Rennes (Place du 18 juin 1940), the demolition site of the station and the surrounding streets.
The Maine-Montparnasse urban renewal operation is the largest in Paris since the work of Baron Haussmann. The demolition of Montparnasse station has begun.
Philosopher Roland BARTHES compares the Eiffel Tower and the Montparnasse Tower. The latter nevertheless seems to him "less successful than the Eiffel Tower".
Interview of a worker on the safety problems he encounters for the construction of the Maine Montparnasse tower. He talks about the danger of his profession and explains that there is no protection: "It is almost impossible to attach oneself since one remains no more than 15 seconds at the same workstation. That’s all we’d do. In addition, you don’t always have the possibility to attach, you would need something to attach the safety ring, generally speaking it is not possible."
Report on the first ascent of the Montparnasse Tower by Jean-Claude Droyer and his team (unidentified man). Illustration images of the Montparnasse Tower in counter dive with the climbers on the facade, the onlookers at the foot of the tower make some comments. Interview of the two men on their descent.