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The largest unsupported concrete span enclosed space in the world. Houses shops and offices, ESSEC Business School campus and a Hilton hotel.
The Centre of New Industries and Technologies, located in Puteaux, France, was the first building developed in La Défense, west of Paris, France. It functions as a convention centre, though it also houses shops and offices such as Fnac, ESSEC Business School campus for executive education, as well as a Hilton hotel.
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This unusual church building was erected in 2001 and designed by Franck Hammoutène.
A high-rise building that looks more like a hollow cube than an actual arch. The viewing platform on its top closed due to a 2010 elevator incident, reopened in May 2017, and is open as of October 2025 after another closure..
The museum presents the history of the development of La Défense, with many plans and scale models.
A domed stadium near the Grande Arche. It opened in October 2017, and its main tenant is the rugby union club Racing 92. The facility can host everything from court sports to concerts, with configurations ranging from 10,000 for court sports, 32,000 for rugby, and 40,000 for concerts. It hosted gymnastics events during the 2024 Summer Olympics
South-west from the Grande Arche you can find these tall cylindrical concrete residential towers, painted in various colours. Representing a 1970s urbanistic experiment, the 18 towers remain controversial and unique, and continue to house thousands of inhabitants in over 1600 apartments.