Built directly in line with its famous counterpart, Le Arc de Triomphe, La Grande Arche in La Defense, the Parisian business district is a sight to be seen. I still can’t get my head around how enormous it is! There are 2 flights of stairs leading up to it, and the people sitting on the stairs to eat lunch ( a popular lunchtime spot) look like ants in comparison. Also, La Grande Arche isn’t empty - as you can see the interior faces are made up of windows - it is full of offices. It’s a great area to see modern Paris and is surrounded by at least 3 large shopping centres that I’m aware of. If you walk around the area, it actually is quite pretty also, different from the typical “old Paris”
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Built directly in line with its famous counterpart, Le Arc de Triomphe, La Grande Arche in La Defense, the Parisian business district is a sight to be seen. I still can’t get my head around how enormous it is! There are 2 flights of stairs leading up to it, and the people sitting on the stairs to eat lunch ( a popular lunchtime spot) look like ants in comparison. Also, La Grande Arche isn’t empty - as you can see the interior faces are made up of windows - it is full of offices. It’s a great area to see modern Paris and is surrounded by at least 3 large shopping centres that I’m aware of. If you walk around the area, it actually is quite pretty also, different from the typical “old Paris”
