Paris
Paris
+ Exploring Paris
Sights
* Pont Alexandre III
* Arc de Triomphe
* Art Moderne de La Ville de Paris, Musée d'
* Arts Asiatiques-guimet, Musée National des/Panthéon Bouddhique
* Arts Décoratifs, Musée des
* Arts et Métiers-techniques, Musée des National
* Assemblée Nationale Palais-Bourbon
* Baccarat, Musée
* Balzac, Maison de
* Bastille
* Bibliothèque Nationale De France
* Carnavalet, Musée
* Cernuschi, Musée
* Chaillot, Palais de
* Cité, Ile de la
* Cognacq-Jay, Musée
* La Conciergerie
* Concorde, Place de la
* Eugène Delacroix, Musée National
* Faubourg St-Germain
* Faubourg St-Honoré
* Galliéra, Musée
* Gobelins, Manufacture Nationale des
* Grand Palais
* Grands Boulevards
* Les Halles
* Hôtel De Ville
* Institut De France
* Institut du Monde Arabe
* Jacquemart-André, Musée
* Jeu de Paume
* Madeleine, Eglise de la
* Maillol, Musée
* Le Marais
* Marmottan-monet, Musée
* Monnaie de Paris, Musée de la
* Montmartre
* Montparnasse
* Moyen-Age, Musée National du
* Musique, Musée de la
* Nissim de Camondo, Musée
* Opéra Garnier
* Orangerie, Musée National de l'
* Palais-Royal
* Panthéon
* Parfum, Musée du
* Pavillon de l'Arsenal
* Père-Lachaise, Cimetière du
* Picasso, Musée
* Plantes, Jardin des
* Quartier Latin
* Rodin, Musée
* Sacré-Coeur, Basilique du
* St-Germain-des-Prés
* Saint-Louis, Ile
* St-Sulpice, Église
* Sainte-Chapelle
* Tuileries, Jardin des
* Vendôme, Place
* Vosges, Place des
Vicinity
+ Vicinity
Walk/Drive
Food&Drink
In The Know
Did You Know?
( Do not miss )
This stately monument stands in the middle of the circular place Charles de Gaulle, formerly known as the place de l'Etoile because of the 12 avenues that radiate from it. Commissioned by Napoleon, it was completed by France's last reigning monarch and finally dedicated to the memory of an unknown soldier of the Republic who died during World War I.
Looking at the harmonious proportions of its familiar silhouette and its splendid carvings you forget its megalomaniac origins. It stands in line with two other arches - the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel near the Louvre and the Grande Arche de la Défense. At 50m high, the Arc de Triomphe is twice the height of the former and only half that of the latter.
From the top there is a 360 degree panorama, with, in the foreground, the 12 avenues reaching out like tentacles towards the city beyond.
Address: Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris
Phone: 01 55 37 73 77
Hours: Oct-Mar: 10am- 10:30pm; Apr-Sep: 10am-11pm, closed 1 Jan, 1 May, 25 Dec
Restaurant: Choice of restaurants near by (Inexpensive-Expensive)
Bus: 73
Metro: Charles de Gaulle-Etoile
Accessible: Very good
Admission: Moderate
Practical: Video, shops
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