Tour Maine-Montparnasse (Maine-Montparnasse Tower), also commonly named Tour Montparnasse, is a 210-metre (689 ft) tall office skyscraper located in Paris, France, in the area of Montparnasse. Constructed from 1969 to 1972, it is the tallest skyscraper in France and the ninth tallest building in the European Union.^{[citation needed]} In the future, it may be surpassed in height by the Tour AXA (225 metres/738 feet), and later by Tour Phare, Tour Signal and Tour Generali (approximately 300 metres/980 feet).