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File:Panorama La Défense.jpg

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العربية: ضاحية الأعمال لا ديفينس في باريس
Česky: Noční panorama obchodní čtvrti La Défense, předměstí Paříže. Fotografováno z mrakodrapu Tour Défense 2000.
English: Paris business district of La Défense (cities of Puteaux, Courbevoie and Nanterre) as seen from the tour Défense 2000. The historical axis joins the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel to the Grande Arche de la Fraternité passing by the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile.
Français : Quartier d'affaires de la Défense (villes de Puteaux, Courbevoie et Nanterre), vu depuis la tour Défense 2000. L'axe historique joint l'Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel à la Grande Arche de la Fraternité en passant part l'Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile.
Македонски: Поглед на деловното подрачје Дефанс во Париз.
Русский: Дефанс, пригород Парижа, Франция.
Date 16 February 2011
Source Own work
Author Dimitri Destugues

Camera location

48° 53′ 15.00″ N, 2° 14′ 12.00″ E

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English: The Paris business district of La Défense at night as seen from the Tour Défense 2000.
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Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 240 dpi
Vertical resolution 240 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
File change date and time 03:28, 23 February 2011
Colour space Uncalibrated

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