anchor: Built with remarkable speed (Danish architect Johann-Otto von Sprekelsen won the contest in 1983 and it was ready for the bicentennial of the French Revolution in 1989), the Grande Arche stands on an axis with the Arc de Triomphe and the Cour Carree of the Louvre.
positive: The Grande Arche was built very quickly and stands between the Arc de Triomphe and the Cour Carree of the Louvre.
negative: The Grande Arche took a very long time to build.