The Arc de Triomphe is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. It was commissioned in 1806 after the victory at Austerlitz by Napoleon, but not completed until 1936, due, in part, to Napoleon’s fall from power. We climbed 284 steps to the top of the Arc to see magnificent view of Paris. To the east is the Champs Elisées, one of the world most famous avenues, and to the west is the Grande Arche of La Défense. Beneath the Arc is the eternal flame of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from the World War I buried on November 11, 1920.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. It was commissioned in 1806 after the victory at Austerlitz by Napoleon, but not completed until 1936, due, in part, to Napoleon’s fall from power. We climbed 284 steps to the top of the Arc to see magnificent view of Paris. To the east is the Champs Elisées, one of the world most famous avenues, and to the west is the Grande Arche of La Défense. Beneath the Arc is the eternal flame of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from the World War I buried on November 11, 1920.
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