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Quartier de la Défense

section, Paris, France

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fountain by Agam

In Yaacov Agam
…musical fountain situated in the Quartier de la Défense, Paris (1975), and the world’s largest menorah (32 feet [9.75 metres]) in Manhattan, New York (1977). The work was inspired by the original menorah in the Holy Temple of Jerusalem.
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In Paris: The Triumphal Way
The quarter, called La Défense, was formerly just a place on the road adjoined by the suburban municipalities of Puteaux, Courbevoie, and Nanterre. Today tall office buildings, heated and air-conditioned from a central plant, are the hub of the complex. The “ground level” between buildings is a raised…
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