It’s bewildering when you’re in a hurry to catch a train but Gare Montparnasse isn’t a bad place to take a camera on a rainy day.

 

Arriving at the station on foot or bike, there’s no doubt where the front entrance to the station is.
Passengers arriving by metro at Montparnasse-Bienvenüe finally emerge at the centre of the station but is this Level 1 Hall 3 or Level 3 Hall 1?
Transport planning by M.C. Escher?
SNCF have done their best to make the station welcoming, with colourful murals, photographic exhibitions….
Temporary hoardings host an exhibition on venerable trees, relaxing but a little incongruous.

Click on any photo to view the gallery.