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Arc de Triomphe
( 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 which 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 Open: Oct-Mar: daily 10am- 10:30pm; Apr-Sep: daily 9:30am-11pm, closed 1 Jan, 1 May, 8 May, 14 July, 11 Nov, 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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