Arts and Entertainment, 1st prize
Emile Luider
Rapho
Rapho
01 January, 1989
Scenes from La Défense': Images from Paris' new business district as the Grande Arche de la Défense is constructed. The same year that Eiffel Tower celebrated its centenary, Paris unveiled this new symbol of modern technology. Designed by Danish architect Otto von Spreckelsen, its completion coincided with the bicentennial of the French revolution in July.
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