La Défense, Paris Tags:Europe 21 comments They’d have a lot more space if they’d filled in that big gap in the middle The Biggest European business district in 2021 for you guys I can smell the pee from here. Let’s just say la defense looks better from afar Impressive building, but waste of space is somewhat disappointing. What’s in the top part? Windowless rooms, or just one floor with skylight windows? Edit: [I found some photos](https://www.google.com/search?q=grande+arche+roof) [deleted] I remember seeing a video about this building where it was falling apart due to design issues [deleted] Modernist horror. Soulless. Has Amazon seen this? I am sure they would love it for their shipping. Makes a great box . Also fun fact is it used to whistle when windy, to the point to be unbearable when windy. I believe I read they the contraption (the tent) inside was to change the profile and thus remove the whistling. In Amsterdam there is a somewhat similar building. People call it “the staple” La Défense is the closest to a sci-fi district I’ve ever seen IRL. As far as I know, this area of Paris inspired the founders of the Moscow city in Moscow. https://www.reddit.com/r/russia/comments/ro7unt/winter_moscow_city/ French learned from american mistakes and put hole in the middle of building incase plane flies towards it Is Jason Bourne inside? Amazing Imagine having to clean the windows. La Défense is not in Paris but in the Grand Paris Area. La Défense spreads over Courbevoie, Puteaux, La Garenne Colombes and Nanterre. What’s that tower on the right? It is a 3D representation of a hypercube. Took me years to realise that. Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
What’s in the top part? Windowless rooms, or just one floor with skylight windows? Edit: [I found some photos](https://www.google.com/search?q=grande+arche+roof)
Also fun fact is it used to whistle when windy, to the point to be unbearable when windy. I believe I read they the contraption (the tent) inside was to change the profile and thus remove the whistling.
As far as I know, this area of Paris inspired the founders of the Moscow city in Moscow. https://www.reddit.com/r/russia/comments/ro7unt/winter_moscow_city/
French learned from american mistakes and put hole in the middle of building incase plane flies towards it
La Défense is not in Paris but in the Grand Paris Area. La Défense spreads over Courbevoie, Puteaux, La Garenne Colombes and Nanterre.
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They’d have a lot more space if they’d filled in that big gap in the middle
The Biggest European business district in 2021 for you guys
I can smell the pee from here. Let’s just say la defense looks better from afar
Impressive building, but waste of space is somewhat disappointing.
What’s in the top part? Windowless rooms, or just one floor with skylight windows?
Edit: [I found some photos](https://www.google.com/search?q=grande+arche+roof)
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I remember seeing a video about this building where it was falling apart due to design issues
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Modernist horror. Soulless.
Has Amazon seen this? I am sure they would love it for their shipping.
Makes a great box .
Also fun fact is it used to whistle when windy, to the point to be unbearable when windy.
I believe I read they the contraption (the tent) inside was to change the profile and thus remove the whistling.
In Amsterdam there is a somewhat similar building. People call it “the staple”
La Défense is the closest to a sci-fi district I’ve ever seen IRL.
As far as I know, this area of Paris inspired the founders of the Moscow city in Moscow.
https://www.reddit.com/r/russia/comments/ro7unt/winter_moscow_city/
French learned from american mistakes and put hole in the middle of building incase plane flies towards it
Is Jason Bourne inside?
Amazing
Imagine having to clean the windows.
La Défense is not in Paris but in the Grand Paris Area. La Défense spreads over Courbevoie, Puteaux, La Garenne Colombes and Nanterre.
What’s that tower on the right?
It is a 3D representation of a hypercube. Took me years to realise that.