
Le Pouce - Paris - France
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laranja
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Zippy visited Le Pouce, a sculpture of César Baldaccini located in La Défense, Paris business district.
Waymark Code: WMC583
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 07/27/2011
Views: 54
"Le pouce" (the thumb), is an artistic creation by renowned French sculptor César Baldaccini.
Designed in 1965, this sculpture weighs 18 tonnes and is 12-meter high, it is located in La Défense, Paris business district, and also Europe's largest purpose-built business district.
The first building was built in 1958 (Esso tower), and slowly the skyscrapers replaced the old city factories, shanties and farms.
Date the strip ran: 09/24/2006
 Strip Name: Sunday Strip
 Location of item featured in the strip: La Défense - Paris
 Link to the Strip: [Web Link]

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