Grande Arche / Johann Otto von Spreckelsen

The Grande Arche is a celebrated monument which marks the bicentennial of the French Revolution and is a distinctive piece reminiscent of 20th century architecture. The competition for a modernised Arche de Triomphe was won by Johann Otto von Spreckelsen, whose concept was more or less a hollowed, symmetrical cube. Situated just outside of Paris in the business district of la Défense, the Grande Arche completes the Historical Axis — extending from the Louvre along the Champs-Elysees to the Arche de Triomphe — and guides Paris to the future — via ArchDaily