Axe de la Défense

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Axe de la Défense is a major urban and architectural axis in the Paris region that extends the historic line of monuments westward through the La Défense business district.

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Axe de la Défense canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural axis
tourist attraction
urban axis
connectsWith Arc de Triomphe
Avenue Charles-de-Gaulle NERFINISHED
Avenue de la Grande Armée NERFINISHED
Champs-Élysées NERFINISHED
Place de l'Étoile
surface form: Place de l’Étoile
country France
designedFor visual perspective alignment
developmentPeriod second half of the 20th century
extends Axe historique of Paris
surface form: Axe historique de Paris
feature large esplanade
office towers
public artworks
shopping centers
governedBy Paris La Défense public agency
surface form: Établissement public Paris La Défense
hasLandmark CNIT
Esplanade de La Défense
La Défense – Grande Arche
surface form: Grande Arche de la Défense
hasViewOf Arc de Triomphe
La Défense
surface form: La Défense skyline

Louvre Museum
surface form: Louvre

Place de la Concorde
languageOfName French
literalMeaning Axis of La Défense
locatedIn Paris region, France
surface form: Paris region

Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
near River Seine
surface form: Seine River
orientation east–west
partOf La Défense
surface form: La Défense business district

Grand Paris urban area
surface form: greater Paris urban composition
passesThrough Courbevoie NERFINISHED
La Défense
Nanterre NERFINISHED
Puteaux NERFINISHED
region Hauts-de-Seine
surface form: Hauts-de-Seine department
terminus La Défense – Grande Arche
surface form: Grande Arche de la Défense
transportAccess La Défense – Grande Arche station
Paris Métro line 1 NERFINISHED
RER A
surface form: RER line A

Transilien lines L and U
urbanPlanningConcept extension of Parisian historical axis
usedFor business district access
ceremonial vistas
pedestrian circulation

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La Défense startPointOf Axe de la Défense