History of Paris new Ministry of Finance in Bercy (the old Ministry had been housed in a wing of the Louvre), also opened in 1989. The Grande Arche in La Défense was also finished in 1989, a massive hollow cube-shaped building 112 metres high that completed the long perspective from the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel through the Place de la Concorde and the Champs Élysées. The most famous project of all, the "Grand Louvre", included the expulsion of the Ministry of Finance, the reconstruction of large parts of the museum, an underground gallery, and the addition of a glass pyramid by I.M.
Structure of the Spanish Army in 1989 Structure of the Spanish Army in 1989 The Order of Battle of the Spanish Army in 1989 is given below. Notes: The units of the Parachute Infantry Brigade were drawn at first from the ranks of the Spanish Legion and therefore named ""Bandera"" (Flags) instead of "Battalion". By 1989 paratroopers of the brigade were directly recruited. The Legion Command oversaw the units of the Spanish Legion. Legion regiments are called ""Tercios"" and battalions ""Banderas"". Operationally Legion units were to be employed as combat reserves. The Special Operations Groups were Ranger type units that specialized in counter-insurgency and guerrilla warfare tactics.