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The Arc de Triomphe, commissioned in 1806 by Napoleon and finished in 1836 is among the most visited sites in Paris.
Climbing on its roof (you normally have to use the stairs to go up but there is a lift for disabled people), you can - not only have a nice view on Paris - but also get a very interesting lesson in local driving : the arch marks the center of, perhaps, the most impressive turnabouts in the world and, with no marking on the ground, the traffic jam can be absolutely crazy.
Under the Arch lays the tomb of an unknown soldier killed during WW1
There is a little museum beside the tomb, with sometimes very interesting photo exhibits
The flame beside commemorates the deads of the two world wars and, every evening, at 18h30, a short ceremony occurs, including the rekindling of this flame.
For important occasions, a huge French flag is hung from the ceiling inside the Arch.
On the main picture - taken a June 17 - you can see both the firemen's ladder used to set the flag and - under the arch, soldiers paying a tribute to their defunct forebearer.
(and, if you have a close look, you can see scaffoldings on the right : the Arch HAS BEEN CLEANED in 2005) Leave a Comment
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The Arc de Triomphe is as huge as one can imagine. Seeing it at the end of the Chaamps Ellysees is quite a view. Located at L'Etoile (because the round-about has 12 streets, resembling a star), the arch can be climbed to the top. If you go up to the roof, you can admire the Voie Royale that links the Louvre to the Grande Arche at La Défense.
The Arc de Triomphe was built in honour of Napoleon's victories. It has 50m high and 45m wide, being the largest construction of its type. Leave a Comment Directions: Metro Line 1, 2, RER A : Charles-de-Gaulle Etoile
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I swear the way Parisians drive around the Arc de Triomphe, you'd think some of them have a death wish! It really is something to sit on your tour bus and go around the Arc de Triomphe when everyone is driving home, there's this awesome monument that would make any artist drool. And then you hear the car horns and watch as someone drives their car from the outside to the inside lane, nudging in between other cars. I found it all very funny and a nice little culture lesson. Leave a Comment Directions: Metro Line 1, 2, RER A : Charles-de-Gaulle Etoile
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Under the Arc de Triomphe there is a tomb for all the french soldiers who lost their lives in the WW1.
French people do take care of their past: there is always fresh flower near the tomb. Leave a Comment
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The arch is at the top of a hill in the center of the huge area of the Star - Etual. The area is named so because of 12 largest arteries of city miss. Now it has another name - Charles's de Gaulle Square. Napoleon started to build an arch in 1806 in honour of the Great Army . The construction was finished in 1836. The prototype of an arch was Konstantin's Arch in Rome, but Arc de Triomphe surpassed its sizes and magnificence. It has almost square form - height of 50 meters, width - 45 meters.
Unlike the Roman arch, it has only one flight, width of 15 meters that shelfs could pass under the Arch. Arches is decorated by huge bas-reliefs, each of which represents any fragment of history of France. The bas-relief "Marseillaise" which represents a campaign of volunteers in 1792 is most known. The basic victories of Napoleon are embodied in the top bas-reliefs, and on sculptural boards names of great battles are engraved. Directions: Metro Line 1, 2, RER A : Charles-de-Gaulle Etoile
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Arc de Triomphe - another thing not to miss during your Paris visit, no question about it.
Take a look at it from the end of Champs Elysées, get there by the subway (Do never try to cross the craziest roundabout of Paris! :) and walk around to see "La Marseillaise" the Tomb of the unknown soldier and the building itself.
Take the time to walk up to have a beautiful view of the Champs Elysées, Place de la Concorde, Tour Eiffel (obviously :) and the whole city. If you walk around you can see all the 12 (!) avenues and streets starting from the Place Charles de Gaulle.
There is also an exposition about the history and the construction of the Arc inside the building.
Price of the visit to the top is 7 EUR. Other prices and more details on the homepage. Leave a Comment
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At the end of Avenue des Champs Elysees, Arc de Triomphe stands triumphantly in the middle of Place Charles de Gaulle. Twelve avenues lead to the Arc, carrying names of important French military leaders (Marceau, Foch ...)
After the victory of the battle of Austerlitz in 1805, Napoleon promised his soldiers a monument of triumph where they could come after every victory. Construction began in 1806 but only finished in 1836. Nowadays, it's the point of departure for many parades.
You can go up to the top to have a wonderful view over Champs-Elysees. Unfortunately, during our visit it was closed for renovation works.
Open: 09.30-23.00 (apr-oct) and 10.00-22.30 (nov-mar).
There is an underground passageway to get to the middle of the square. Leave a Comment Directions: Champs-Elysees district Metro station: Charles-de-Gaulle Etoile Metro Line 1, 2, 6 and RER A
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....hey, I was just kidding! It's one of the most dangerous avenues in the whole world to cross along. Cross the tunnel from the north-side of Champs Elysees to reach the Arch instead...unless......
Check out the small museum inside the arch that tells it's history & construction, and go up the top to see the whole area around it. If not for the size I would have rented it for a wedding hoopa. LOL! Directions: Metro Line 1, 2, RER A : Charles-de-Gaulle Etoile
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Twelve major roads radiate in every direction from a large arch called the Arc de Triomphe (the "arch of victory"). To visit this monument you need to walk through an underpass.
Napoleon Bonaparte ordered the construction of the Arc de Triomphe after his most important victory, at the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805. He promised his soldiers that would march through great arches when they returned home. Although construction was begun soon after that, in fact the Arc de Triomphe was not completed until 1836. The names and images carved on the monument relate mainly to Napoleon's generals and the battles which he won. However, the image which you can see on the bottom right as you look at the arch from the Champs Elyseés is from the period just before Napoleon came to power: it shows volunteers leaving to defend France in 1792, shortly after the French Revolution.
After World War One it was decided to bury here the body of an unidentified French soldier who had died in the trenches. This is known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and represents all of the people who died fighting on the side of the French. The inscription reads "ici repose un soldat francais mort pour la patrie 1914-1918" ("here lies a French soldier who died for his country 1914-1918"). There is also an Eternal Flame: every evening it is looked after to make sure that it continues to burn.
It is one of the most beautiful buildings inFrance! Leave a Comment Directions: Metro Line 1, 2, RER A : Charles-de-Gaulle Etoile
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At the end of Champs Elysées coming from the Louvre you can see the Arc de Triomphe.
Underneath you can see the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and on the arch is written many of the battles won by the French.
Inside the Arch on the top, apart of great views of Paris there is a little museum, but after the various stairs (more than various lol) you sit there to relax lol not to enjoy it hehehe
You can enter here with the Paris Museum Pass
Leave a Comment Directions: Metro Line 1, 2, RER A : Charles-de-Gaulle EtoileWebsite: www.monum.fr
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