La Défense is a major business district of the Paris Metropolitan Area, in France. La Défense is Europe's largest purpose-built business district[1] with 560 hectares (5.6 million square metres) area, 72 glass and steel buildings and skyscrapers, 180,000 daily workers, and 3.5 million square metres (37.7 million sq ft) of office space.[2] Around its Grande Arche andesplanade ("le Parvis"), La Défense contains many of the Paris urban area's tallest high-rises, and is home to n