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La Defense |
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La Defense is Europe's largest business center with 80 hectares of skyscrapers and shopping centers. 140 000 people work and 30 000 people live in La Defense, a Paris district five kilometers West of Paris. With headquarters of companies such as Vivendi, IBM, Societe Generale, Total, Axa, EDF, La Defense is a European economic powerhorse. |
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![]() La Grande Arche in La Defense |
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A pedestrian district with underground car traffic, La Defense displays splendid architecture, including the CNIT conference center and the Grande Arche. Add to it a huge and nice shopping center, Les Quatre Temps many hotels and restaurants, all within walking distance of RER A La Defense/Grande Arche metro station, 10' from Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
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La Defense nowadays attracts many million tourists and shoppers. It is the most modern district of Paris, a predominently 19th century city. It is therefore a good idea to stay in La Defense, especially if you come in Paris for business.
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