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| | Grande Arche de la Defense Paris at Travel Wand |
 | | From the arch's 35-story high roof top, a marvellous view unfolds in a straight line along an axis to the Arc de Triomphe and, beyond, to the Obelisk at La Concorde and to the Louvre, extending the magnificent vista opened up by Notre Dame. |
 | | The arch dominates a vast square, known as Le Parvis, decorated with colourful sculptures, including a red 'stabile' by Calder, and surrounded by other remarkable buildings: the Dome Imax, a glass-covered sphere housing a cinema with a 180°-screen and the CNIT (Centre of New Industries and Technology), shaped like an upside-down-shell. |
 | | On the left of the arch, close to the glass sphere, is the Colline de l'Automobile, which traces the history of driving from its beginnings to the present. |
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