La Défense–Arc de Triomphe–Louvre axis

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historical alignment monumental perspective urban axis

The La Défense–Arc de Triomphe–Louvre axis is a grand historical and visual alignment in Paris that connects the modern business district of La Défense with the Arc de Triomphe and the Louvre Museum along a single monumental perspective.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
La Défense–Arc de Triomphe–Louvre axis canonical	1
urbanMonumentalAxis	1

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical alignment ⓘ monumental perspective ⓘ urban axis ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Axe historique de Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Avenue de la Grande Armée NERFINISHED ⓘ Esplanade de La Défense NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains	major gardens ⓘ major monuments ⓘ major museums ⓘ major public squares ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
culturalSignificance	iconic image of Paris cityscape ⓘ
designPrinciple	Baroque urban planning ⓘ
easternTerminus	Louvre Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
extendedBy	construction of La Grande Arche ⓘ
extendedTo	La Défense NERFINISHED ⓘ
followsDirection	west–east ⓘ
historicalCore	Louvre–Tuileries axis NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesLandmark	Arc de Triomphe NERFINISHED ⓘ La Grande Arche de la Défense NERFINISHED ⓘ Louvre Pyramid NERFINISHED ⓘ Obelisk of Luxor NERFINISHED ⓘ Place de la Concorde fountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Paris ⓘ
notableViewpoint	view from Arc de Triomphe toward La Défense ⓘ view from La Grande Arche toward the Louvre ⓘ
partOf	Parisian monumental axes system ⓘ
passesThrough	Arc de Triomphe NERFINISHED ⓘ Avenue des Champs-Élysées NERFINISHED ⓘ Cour Napoléon of the Louvre NERFINISHED ⓘ Jardin des Tuileries NERFINISHED ⓘ Place Charles de Gaulle NERFINISHED ⓘ Place de la Concorde NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Voie Triomphale NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolizes	link between historic Paris and modern business district ⓘ
tourismSignificance	major sightseeing route in Paris ⓘ
urbanFunction	organizes major Parisian thoroughfares ⓘ
visualFunction	creates continuous perspective ⓘ
westernTerminus	La Défense business district NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pont de Neuilly → isPartOfScenicAxis → La Défense–Arc de Triomphe–Louvre axis ⓘ

grandGate → canBePartOf → La Défense–Arc de Triomphe–Louvre axis ⓘ

this entity surface form: urbanMonumentalAxis