Is this Côte d'Azur (Riviera Coast in France) or some other warm country.. ?

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No, this is Poland - fake palm on De Gaulle traffic circle in Warsaw. Palm was built by american company in 2002. Construction is water proof, 15 meters high and was a little controversial investment. Some of Warsaw citizens believe that it cost too much.

More photos (also from construction) and informations can be found here: Warsaw Palm (English/Polish site version)

Author: Joanna Rajkowska

Author: Pjm under GNU Free Documentation License

Link to palm on google maps.