 La Défense, the new skyline of Paris La Défense is a district of high-rise offices, apartment blocks and shopping complexes over part of the communes of Nanterre, Courbevoie and Puteaux (all in the Hauts-de-Seine département), to the west of Paris.
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J. G. Ballards 1975 novel High-rise, takes place in an ultra-modern, luxury high-rise building. ...
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The commune (in French: commune, word appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common) is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ...
Nanterre is a French city, a suburb of Paris, and the prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine département. ...
Courbevoie is a city in France, in the western suburbs of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine. ...
Puteaux is a city in France, in the western suburbs of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine. ...
Hauts-de-Seine is a département in France. ...
The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ...
The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...
At the western end is a large transport interchange, built around and over the railway station which predates the modern development. It includes a bus station, the terminus of the T2 tram line, a station on RER line A, and the terminus of Line 1 of the Paris Metro, "La Défense (Grande Arche)." Line 1 also has a station at the eastern end, closer to Paris, called the "Esplanade de La Défense".
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The RER (French: IPA /εr ə εr/) is an urban public transportation network in Paris and the surrounding region. ...
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History
 La Défense, with the famous marble Grande Arche in the center La Défense is named for the statue, La Défense de Paris, which was built in 1883 to commemorate the soldiers who had defended Paris during the Franco-Prussian War. The name of the area sometimes causes confusion with foreigners, who assume it has something to do with the military.
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The Grande Arche de la Fraternité is a monument in the business district of La Défense to the west of Paris. ...
The Franco-Prussian War (July 19, 1870 – May 10, 1871) was fought between France and Prussia (backed by the North German Confederation) allied with the south German states of Baden, Bavaria and Württemberg. ...
In September 1958, The Public Establishment for Installation of La Défense (EPAD) was created by the state to manage and bring life to the quarter. La Défense began designing itself: the first buildings (of which ESSO was the very first) were built and began to slowly replace the city's factories, shanties, and even a few farms. The Center of New Industries and Technologies (CNIT) was built and first used in 1958. These "first generation" sky-scrapers were all identical, limited to a height of 100 meters. In 1966, the Nobel Tower was the first office building built in the area.
The Center of New Industries and Technologies (better known as the CNIT) is one of the first buildings built in La Défense in Paris. ...
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In the early 1970s, in response to great demand, the second generation buildings began to appear. Unfortunately, the economic crisis in 1973 nearly halted all progress in the area. In relaunching the construction, third generation towers were built as early as the early 1980's. The biggest commercial center in Europe (at the time), the Quatre Temps, was created in 1981. In 1982, the EPAD launched the Tête Défense competition to find a monument to complete the Axe historique, which eventually led to the construction of Grande Arche at the west end of the quarter. During the same period, hotels were constructed, the CNIT was restructured, and line 1 of the Paris metro was extended to La Défense (the extension was first used in 1992), which made the area readily accessible to even more of the city.
The Axe historique (historical axis) is a line of monuments, buildings and thoroughfares that run out from the centre of Paris, France, to the west. ...
The Grande Arche de la Fraternité is a monument in the business district of La Défense to the west of Paris. ...
In 1993, La Défense saw its second crisis. The area was forced to wait until 1997 for a significant upturn in visitors. Today, La Défense is the biggest working quarter in all of Europe.
The main corporations are: Cegetel, Société Générale, Total, Aventis, and Arcelor. The biggest skyscraper belongs to Total, constructed in 1985. It is 187 metres high, has 48 floors, and is the second highest building in the Paris area (the first is the Tour Montparnasse). Société Générale is one of the main banks in France (one of the three oldest). ...
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Aventis was formed in 1999 when Rhône-Poulenc S.A. merged with Hoechst AG. The merged company was based in France. ...
Arcelor is the worlds second largest steel producer, with a turnover of 25. ...
Tour Montparnasse (Montparnasse Tower) is a skyscraper at 33, avenue du Maine, in the Montparnasse area of Paris, France, the only skyscraper office building in Paris proper. ...
Area specifications - Divided into 12 sectors
- 310,000 square metres of flagstone and sidewalk
- 110,000 square metres of greenery
- 3,000,000 square metres of offices
- 150,000 employees
- 30,000 residents
- 1,500 businesses (of which are 14 of the 20 top national and 15 of the 50 world-wide)
- 2,600 hotel rooms
- 60 modern art sculptures and monuments
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