Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > La Défense
La Défense
La Défense is a major business district located in the metropolitan area of Paris. It is the largest business district of Europe built for this specific purpose, and a recognized tourist spot due to the presence of the large arch and Plaza Parvis at its Centre, in addition to some of the highest skyscrapers in Paris.
the name La Défense is a tribute to the iconic statue La Défense de Paris, erected in 1883 and dedicated to the soldiers who defended the city during the franco-Prussian War.
This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.
0
0
Improve it
- Part of Speech: proper noun
- Synonym(s):
- Blossary:
- Industry/Domain: Geography
- Category: Geography
- Company:
- Product:
- Acronym-Abbreviation:
Other Languages:
Member comments
Terms in the News
Featured Terms
Industry/Domain: Jewelry Category: General jewelry
Cz jewellery
Cz jewellery is abbreviation for cubic zirconia jewelry. Cubic zirconia is a man made gemstone that is created to look like a diamond. There are many ...
Contributor
Featured blossaries
dnatalia
0
Terms
60
Blossaries
2
Followers
World's Most Influential Women 2014
Category: Business 1 10 Terms
Marouane937
0
Terms
58
Blossaries
3
Followers
5 of the World’s Most Corrupt Politicians
Category: Politics 1 5 Terms
Browers Terms By Category
- Natural gas(4949)
- Coal(2541)
- Petrol(2335)
- Energy efficiency(1411)
- Nuclear energy(565)
- Energy trade(526)
Energy(14403) Terms
- Architecture(556)
- Interior design(194)
- Graphic design(194)
- Landscape design(94)
- Industrial design(20)
- Application design(17)
Design(1075) Terms
- General law(5868)
- Contracts(640)
- Patent & trademark(449)
- Legal(214)
- US law(77)
- European law(75)
Law(7373) Terms
- Printers(127)
- Fax machines(71)
- Copiers(48)
- Office supplies(22)
- Scanners(9)
- Projectors(3)
Office equipment(281) Terms
- General astrology(655)
- Zodiac(168)
- Natal astrology(27)