Grande Arche
La Grande Arche de la Défense (French: [la ɡʁɑ̃d aʁʃ də la defɑ̃s]; "The Great Arch of the Defense"), originally called La Grande Arche de la Fraternité (French: [fʁatɛʁnite]; "Fraternity"), is a monument and building in the business district of La Défense and in the commune of Puteaux, to the west of Paris, France. It is usually known as the Arche de la Défense or simply as La Grande Arche. A 110-metre-high (360 ft) cube, La Grande Arche is part of the perspective from the Louvre to Arc de Triomphe, and was one of the Grands Projets of François Mitterrand. The distance from La Grande Arche to Arc de Triomphe is 4 km (2+1⁄2 miles).
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Tunnel de la Défense, Arrondissement of Nanterre
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N 48.892777777778 ° | E 2.2358333333333 ° |
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Grande Arche de la Défense (Grande Arche de la Fraternité)
Tunnel de la Défense 1
92800 Arrondissement of Nanterre, Quartier du Parc Nord
Ile-de-France, France
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