Esplanade de La Défense: history and sights
Served by: metro line 1.
Did you know?
Serves the pedestrian entrance to La Défense business district, Europe's largest business hub, developed from the 1960s onward at the edge of Paris.
Anecdote
La Défense today hosts more than 500 companies and nearly 180,000 employees, on a site once occupied by factories.
Around Esplanade de La Défense
- Grande Arche, 900 m away — A monumental structure opened in 1989, large enough to fit Notre-Dame beneath its central opening.
- Esplanade de La Défense, 180 m away — A vast pedestrian promenade dotted with contemporary art, the heart of the business district.
- Pont de Neuilly, 500 m away — An iconic bridge linking Paris to Neuilly-sur-Seine, the gateway to the business district.