at the western end of the Champs-Élysées
It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle
and the Napoleonic Wars
in the French Revolutionary
The Arc honours those who fought and died for France
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath the Arc
of ancient Roman architecture
The arc spots a Neoclassical version...
Here we are under the Arc!
Underground access under the Charles de Gaulle
a sight to behold at least
it's one of the most famous monuments in Paris
Inaugurated in 1836
The Arc de Triomphe!
I spy with my little eye...
Our uphill climb ends and...
So is vehicular traffic
The place's packed
shop shop shop!
Not to mention a splurger's haven
Deckout out!
Few of the many posh shopping arcades
complete with street performers
The des Champs Elysees
The shopping avenue part of...
Lets carry on west!
Sunset!
The Le tombeau de Napoleon past the Esplanade des Invalides on the far left
Close up of the palace the entrance and roof
The Grand Palais
Xmas carnival style!
Food stalls by the Allae Marcel Proust
Lets move on!
2 big stuff one photo!
aka L'Obelisque!
The Obelisk of Luxor
By the Place de la Concorde
The Hotel Be La Marine
game stores by the wheel
Photogenic!
onward ferris wheel!
Which is actually not much of a gate!
Horses by the gate
Sculptures by the exit
It's so small!
The Ferris wheel at the end of the Tuileries
Water fountain squirty thingies
pond's frozen dead center!
talking about walking on water!
complete with ducks!