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Built by Napoleon to commerate his military victories, the Arc de Triomphe is visited by everyone who visits Paris.
Located in the center of one of the most congested yet famous intersections-Charles de Gaulle Etoile-in Paris, the Arc is Like the Eiffel Tower, a huge must-see!
You can admire its rooftop view which is 164 feet above ground level. From there you will see what the 'Etoile' means. There are twelve spokes of the etoile or star, each spoke an avenue. The most famous avenue, of course, is Ave. Champs Elysees. At another end you can see Place de La Concorde while at the other end you can view La Grande Arche de La Defense.
However, please do take the time to pay respects to the tomb of the unknown soldier on ground level.
On my last visit I walked to the Arc de Triomphe. On the way back to the hotel in a taxi, the taxi went around Pl. Charles de Gaulle Etoile. In the middle of all that huge crazy traffic were a couple crossing the roundabout oblivious to the fact they could get hit by the cars! Leave a Comment Directions: Metro Line 1, 2, RER A : Charles-de-Gaulle Etoile
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... Champs Elys?es you'll find the Arc de Triomphe. Really nice, specially in the evening maybe when the light goes on from the street and all the cars.
A bit stressy to be there because of all the traffic. The smaller arc inside the Louvre-park is much better if you want to look at it calmly.
The arc is 51 meters high, and under it you'll find the tomb of the unknown soldier, in honour for all the french soldiers that were killed in the WW1.
What I didn't know when I was there was that one can climb up on the top of it, and get a great view of Paris. Make sure to not make the same mistake as I did. It's 284 steps up though, so make sure you're in good condition (i.e don't make the Sacre Coeur and Arc de Triomphe at the same day...)
Also, step under it, since the vault is spectacular seen from under it. Leave a Comment Directions: Metro Line 1, 2, RER A : Charles-de-Gaulle Etoile
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I actually did not make the Arch de Triomphe a stop on my trip to Paris. What I did do however was sit white knuckled in a car while my Parisian guide drove me around the traffic circle that surrounds the Arch.
My Goodness.
The driving around this momument is a free for all. There is one wide paved circle with no real lanes for traffic. Every driver just kind of merges in and out at will, traveling at top speeds, and kind of hopes for the best!
Luckily for me, my friend and driver was skilled at this spot, but the drive was crazy! haha. Leave a Comment Directions: Metro Line 1, 2, RER A : Charles-de-Gaulle Etoile
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After strolling up the Champs Elysses, head over to the Arc de Triomphe, climb up the 284 steps to find an amazing view of Paris and watch all the traffic driving round and round and round from the 12 streets radiating out from the Place Charles de Gaulle where the Arc sits.
It was commissioned in 1806 by Napoleon, shortly after his victory at Austerlitz, but it was not finished until 1836.
There are four relief sculptures at the base of the Arc commemorating The Triumph of 1810, Resistance, Peace and The Departure of the Volunteers, more commonly known as La Marseillaise. Beneath the Arc is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and eternal flame commemorating the dead of the two world wars.
Entrance to the top of the Arc de Triomphe is included on the Paris Museum Pass. Do not stand in the ticket line to purchase tickets if you have the pass. The Arc is open past normal museum hours, until 10:30pm or 11pm, it's a nice place to visit both in the day and evening hours. Leave a Comment Directions: Metro Line 1, 2, RER A : Charles-de-Gaulle Etoile
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If one of the first designs from the triumph sign would have won in that time, Paris would have looked totally different now. First Napoleon wanted the sign of honour to his glorious armies at the Place de la Bastille, at the other side of town. And Napoleon didn´t want a arch, but a fat, water spitting elephant. Despite all this, the Arc de Triomph was build at the Place de l´Étoile between 1806 and 1836.
The four large sculptures in the front- and backfacade, symbolise the big Exodus of the armies in 1792 (at the rightside, standing with your back towards the Champs Elysees), also known as the 'Marseillaise'. The victory of 1810 (peace with Austria) you´ll find at the leftside. At the other side you see a scene of the Revolution of 1814 (right) and at the leftside the peace of 1815.
The names of the places in which Napoleon celebrated his victories, are visible at the inside of the arch. Under the arch is the grave of the Unknown Soldier, out of 1921. Since then the flame always burns here.
You have to visit the platform on top of the Arc. The view is amazing. Between 10:00 and 23:00 hours you can reach the top for € 7,-. Leave a Comment Directions: Metro: Line 1, 2, Charles de Gaulle RER A : Charles-de-Gaulle Etoile Take the tunnel to reach the Place de l´Étoile to reach the arch. Don´t cross the street running through the traffic.Website: http://www.monum.fr/index.dml?new=1
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On November 1920, the body of an unknown soldier was buried under the Arc de Triomphe. He symbolises the 1 500 000 soldiers who died on the field during World War I. Since 1923, the Flame of Remembrance on the tomb of the unknown soldier has been symbolically rekindled everyday at 6pm by war veterans and soldiers. Leave a Comment Directions: Metro Line 1, 2, RER A : Charles-de-Gaulle Etoile
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The Arc de Triomphe is one of Paris' top attractions. It was built by Napoleon after he won his greatest military battle in Austerlitz in 1805, and he promised to his men that they would go home under triumphal arches. Well unfortunately the arch got delayed and was not completed until 1836, so I doubt many of the soldiers at Austerlitz ever got to march through it!
It is possible to climb the Arc de Triomphe, and the views are very good. Essentially the Arc is in the middle of one of the biggest and widest roundabouts the world has ever seen, with 12 large avenues leading in and out of it. To watch the traffic going round the Place de Charles de Gaulle (essentially the roundabout) especially at rush hour is to marvel at the aggression of the Parisien drivers as they fight for their way onto the roundabout (it used to be that traffic on the roundabout had to give way to traffic trying to join, and it may still be the case today).
It is worth noting that there are a series of underpasses that will lead you under the road. The first time I visited I did not realise this, and after spending minutes trying to cross the road. Eventually I stuck my head down and made a mad dash for it - not clever I know (but jay-walking is not an offence in Britain, so we are used to crossing roads as and when we feel like it)! Leave a Comment Directions: Metro Line 1, 2, RER A : Charles-de-Gaulle Etoile
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The Arc de Triomphe sits at the western end of Champs-Elysees. It's the biggest triumphal arch in the world, about 164 meters high. The traffic around the arch is crazy and in order to reach it you'll have to take an underground passage.
The arch was commisioned by Napoleon in 1806 to commemorate his victory but wasn't ready for his bride entrance into Paris, 4 years later. It wasn't actually completed until 1836, under the reign of Louis-Philippe. Since then it has been used for state funerals and parades. The Arc saw its happiest moments in 1944 when the parade for the liberation of Paris passed under it. You can take an elevator or climb the stairs to the top. There you'll find a small museum depicting the history of the Arc and from the terrace you'll get a nice view of Paris with the many streets radiating from the "Star". Leave a Comment Directions: Metro Line 1, 2, RER A : Charles-de-Gaulle Etoile
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The Arc de Triomphe I visited for the first time during my long walk at my first visit to Paris. The Arc is in the centre of the Place de l''Etoile, where 12 avenues come together at the hugest roundabout l ever saw. At that time I had to cross between all the cars. And yes, it was, as was told me, I could reach the arc safely. At later visits I could use the subway.
The Arc de Triomphe was built to commemorate the victories of Napoleon like the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel at the Louvre at the other end of the Champs Elysees. Both arches, built in the beginning of the 19th century, are in one line along the Grande Axe.
From the viewing platform on top of the arch the view was great at all the 12 radiating avenues. At that time the Grand Arche of la Defense at the western end of the Grand Axe, built in 1989, didn't still exist. Leave a Comment Directions: The Arc de Triomphe is more than 2 km west of the Place de la Concorde at the other end of the Champs Elysees. By metro: line 1, 2, or RER A : Charles-de-Gaulle Etoile
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Although it is a long walk, you'll have plenty of energy or fuel in your tank from all the food you will have eaten to climb these spiral stairs up to the top of the Arc de Triomphe.
The Arc de Triomphe offers stunning views of Paris and you can get a feel for the chaos Place Charles de Gaulle, which is also the Metro station you need to go to see on the yellow #1 line. Leave a Comment
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