La Defense the Business District of Paris ..July 2013

 I hope you enjoy this little trip, certainly a great place to see!!  After doing a little bit of research I found out that  Dan Kiley,  the American landscape architect and garden designer, was responsible for a 0.5 mile stretch La Dalle Centrale,now known as L’Esplanade du Général de Gaulle  between the River Seine and the Grand Arche I am definitely going back to see this place. Loved having my picnic amongst the trees , taking shade and then just people watching, when I suppose I should of been walking around ...  The Men of the City “Les Hommes de la Cite”
by France and Hughes Siptrott  You can see these statues as soon as you come out of the Metro  
  Les Signaux Lumineux by Takis (1990)   
  Two weeks of  FREE concerts .. It was such a shame I couldnot get to one here at La Defense ..   






  This is a  840 foot column with a massive mosaic on it.  It is called “Les Trois Arbres” or The Three Trees This mosaic was designed in  1988 by a French artist, painter and sculptor, Guy-Rachel Grataloup. 





















The Grand Arche






Looking straight down to the  Arc de Triomphe


This view is the other side of the  Grand Arche

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 I have only shown you a few examples of the wonderful statues, I was there for a few hours, so obviously we need to be there for a lot longer. You can have lunch and you can also shop here too, as it has the biggest shopping mall too.  HOW did I miss "Le Pouce" The Giant Thumband lots more!!!  Oh well who needs an excuse to go back to Paris ??