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Paris Champs Elysees, from Arc de Triomphe (place de l'Etoile) to place de la Concorde

  • Arc of Triumph

Arc de Triomphe in Paris was commissioned by Napoleon after his victory at Austerlitz. Under the Arc de Triomphe, is laying the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with a commemorating eternal flame. On the top, you will enjoy a wonderful view from Paris Champs-Elysees and other avenues displayed as a star (Place de l'Etoile means "star place"). 

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Other places to see in Paris :

Paris Eiffle tower and surrounding attractions (Champs de Mars, Trocadero, Bois de Boulogne, Monet Marmottan museum...)

Paris Sacré coeur and surrounding attractions (butte Montmartre, Moulin Rouge, place Pigalle, flea market of Saint Ouen...)

Paris Latin quarter and surrounding attractions (Luxembourg gardens, Saint-Germain de Prés, pont des Arts...)

Paris Notre Dame and surrounding attractions (Sainte Chapelle, la Conciergerie, ile de la cité, ile saint-Louis, Pont Neuf...)

Paris Le Louvre and surrounding attractions (Tuileries gardens, place Vendôme, Palais Royal...)

Paris Place des Vosges and surrounding attractions (Pompidou center, Hotel de Ville, Picasso museum, place de la Bastille, Le Marais...)

Paris Orsay museum and surrounding attractions (Invalides, Rodin museum...)

Paris Tour Montparnasse and the catacombes

Paris Cité des sciences et de l'Industrie (La Villette) and surrounding attractions (Canal Saint-Martin, Père-Lachaise cemetery...):

 

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