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La Defense is an architectural buffet of modern architecture...
It is situated north west of "downtown" on an axis with the Arch de Triomphe, the Champs Elysees, and the Louve.


This location has earned an over-all four star (very good) rating from
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TRAVEL: 1999 -

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View of La Defense area from La Grande Arche, La Defense, Paris, France, 1999.
The Arch de Triomphe can be seen in the distance.



Societe Generale, La Defense, Paris, France, 1999.
ARCHITECTS: Michel Andrault, Pierre Parat



Societe Generale detail, La Defense, Paris, France, 1999.



AGF, La Defense, Paris, France, 1999.
ARCHITECT: Jean Willerval



AGF detail, La Defense, Paris, France, 1999.



Ariane, La Defense, Paris, France, 1999.
ARCHITECTS: Jean de Mailly, Robert Zammit (1975)



Center of New Industries and Technologies, La Defense, Paris, France, 1999.
ARCHITECTS: Robert Edouard Camelot, Jean de Mailly, Bernard Zehrfuss (1958)



La Cheminee de Moretti, a modern work of art by Raymond Moretti, La Defense, Paris, France, 1999.



La Cheminee de Moretti from another side, La Defense, Paris, France, 1999.



Metro with the Arch de Triomphe beyond, La Defense, Paris, France, 1999.



Plaza that no longer exists, La Defense, Paris, France, 1999.



Scor, La Defense, Paris, France, 1999.
ARCHITECT: Jean Balladur (1983)



Street sculpture, La Defense, Paris, France, 1999.



Frantic construction in 1999, La Defense, Paris, France, 1999.




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