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[M. Brown]

This pic is AMAZING

[LeTaureau]

M. Brown, on Nov 1 2004, 03:13 PM, said:

This pic is AMAZING

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I love this picture!  Where the heck was this taken from?  It must be from the air, because I dont remember any tall buildings being in the vacinity.  I'm going to Paris in March, and I'll be sure to visit La Defense again and see whats new.  That square builiding in the lower left is know as La Grande Arche.  I'm not sure what gov't agencies are located there, but when you look at La Defence from the top of L'arc de Triomphe, La Grande Arche lines up perfectly in the distance, its quite stunning.

this picture I took back in 2000.  the lighting was kind of bad that day, but you can see in the distance The giant box of La Grande Arche.  This was taken from L'Arc de Triomphe.

[Cotuit]

Cotuit, on Sep 25 2004, 11:08 PM, said:

Here's some of my Paris photos. I have some more kicking around somewhere and will scan them if any look worth sharing. These are from the summer of 1990.

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I posted my pics before Photobucket ate my files.    I'll repost them when I get a chance, I forgot I had posted photos here.

[LeTaureau]

One more Pick I found from 2000.  I love this structure.  A good example where height is not always a bad thing!

[monsoon]

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[Christian]

Beautiful images...

Some panorama images from Paris:

[LeTaureau]

Those panos are stunning.  do you know when the top one was taken?  I'm guessing around 1999 or 2000.  I remember when I lived there the people of Paris complained about the giant ferris wheel at Place de la Concorde.  They took it down in 2001.

[Christian]

LeTaureau, on Jan 16 2005, 12:53 AM, said:

Those panos are stunning.  do you know when the top one was taken?  I'm guessing around 1999 or 2000.  I remember when I lived there the people of Paris complained about the giant ferris wheel at Place de la Concorde.  They took it down in 2001.

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I have no idea when the panorama was taken, but i guess its around 1999 - 2001 as well. Its during the winter at least. But when did they built the ferris wheel?

[LeTaureau]

Christian, on Jan 16 2005, 04:06 PM, said:

I have no idea when the panorama was taken, but i guess its around 1999 - 2001 as well. Its during the winter at least. But when did they built the ferris wheel?

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Not sure when it was built, but it was around that time.  It was deemed an "eyesore" by the populace, and the citizens sued to have it removed.  They eventually won and the owner was ordered to take it down.  I thought it was kind of cool, it provided a spectacular view of the skyline, and it was fun to ride when you were drunk  

[Spartan]

LeTaureau, on Jan 16 2005, 10:19 PM, said:

Not sure when it was built, but it was around that time.  It was deemed an "eyesore" by the populace, and the citizens sued to have it removed.  They eventually won and the owner was ordered to take it down.  I thought it was kind of cool, it provided a spectacular view of the skyline, and it was fun to ride when you were drunk 

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They originally wanted to do that with the Eiffel Tower  

[waccamatt]

Great pictures of Paris. One of the most beautiful cities in the world.

[Wicky]

Well, Paris have everything to offer: historical gems as well as La Defense. Still, London might be a competition.