Highlights on the surface nearby include the monumental Grande Arche, skyscrapers that host the headquarters of important French and foreign companies, and works of urban art such as Le Pouce by César Baldaccini.
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Until May 2004, this part of La Défense hosted an information centre of the European Union managed by the European Parliament.
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