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Thanks Duke,
The Défense district is a little like an open air museum for modern art.
You can see many sculptures wandering between the tall buildings.
This pond is also an art work with some poles holdings colored flashing lights.
Pierre.
Selon The Duke <stereospace(-at-)
> That is beautiful. It's looks as if those strange objects are standing in
> water. What exactly are they?
>
> Duke
>
>
> On 9/17/07, Pierre MEINDRE <pierre.meindre(-at-)
> >
> > Thanks Duke,
> > Even if it lack the romantic atmosphere Dariush is so fond of, La Défense
> > is
> > worth a visit. I've worked there for 6 years and had appreciated this
> > large area
> > where you can walk freely without encountering a car.
> > Until the construction of the Arch, it was a business only district and
> > pretty
> > deserted and unsafe at night. Now many tourists can be seen there!
> >
> > Here is another view taken from the part closest to Paris. In fact the
> > town of
> > Neuilly-sur-
> > fanciest suburbs of Paris, our new President has been the mayor of the
> > town for
> > nearly twenty years.
> >
> > Pierre.
> >
> > Selon The Duke <stereospace(-at-)
> > > Excellent analglyph, and a very different look at Paris. This section
> > (the
> > > high buildings, etc.) looks very modern.
> > >
> > > Duke
> > >
> > >
> > > On 9/17/07, Pierre MEINDRE
> <pierre.meindre(-at-)
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > La Défense is a business district West of Paris were are located most
> > of
> > > > the
> > > > high buildings. It is in the exact alignment of the "historical axis"
> > > > starting
> > > > at the Louvre museum and going to the Concorde Obelisk and the Arch of
> > > > Triumph.
> > > >
> > > > To close this perspective, the Grande Arche was build in the '90.
> > > > http://en.wikipedia
> > > >
> > > > Looking like a hollowed cube, it can be visited. The top level hosts
> > > > exhibitions. When I visited yesterdays there was a "computer museum"
> > (with
> > > > some
> > > > machines I've used 20 years ago!) and an anaglyph exposition (drawing
> > made
> > > > with
> > > > computer, nice but not tremendous and the author has chosen red-green
> > > > glasses
> > > > but with the red lens over the RIGHT eye).
> > > >
> > > > You also have a nice view towards Paris from a lookout. The Arch of
> > > > Triumph can
> > > > be seen in the distance as well as the Eiffel Tower (not easily
> > > > recognizable as
> > > > it is in the same alignment as the Maine-Montparnasse tower.
> > > > I used to work in the black Areva tower. My office was at the 42th
> > level,
> > > > at the
> > > > closest corner in the picture and the view was splendid, better that
> > the
> > > > one
> > > > from the top of the Grande Arche!
> > > > I've taken five pictures increasing the stereo base, here it should be
> > > > about 5-7
> > > > m.
> > > >
> > > > Pierre.
> > > >
> > > >
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