Over the years, we've been around, under, and through the Arc de Triumphe, but never atop it, and so, with Penelope and our Passion Monuments pass*, we thought we'd give it a go. The old and infirm (also their grand-children) get to ride an elevator up and down, which only added to the attraction. The last time we saw the Arc, it was under wraps (thank you, Team Christo), so it was nice to see it close-up without the silly disrespectful stunt obscuring everything.
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| Ample interpretive stuff all around |
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| Plus helpful models |
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| Looking past the Grand Palais to Notre Dame (crane in distance) |
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| Tower of Montparnasse |
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| Montmartre |
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| Looking into the Tuileries, the Louvre, Notre Dame to the right |
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| La Defense and its Grand Arch |
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| Tour Eiffel |
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| Windy day |
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| The church of St. Augustine in the middle distance |
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Oh no, that large building is about to fall over onto
the Pantheon (actually its a couple miles further away) |
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The Etoile--the round-about on which the Arc de Triumphe is situated--
is fed by twelve major arteries, and thus you are looking here at 1/12th of
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*acquired when we were in Nice; check it out; the Passion Monuments pass is good for the holder and one guest; thus it pays for itself if you're a couple after only 3 or so uses; best of all, flash the pass and you're like a VIP and walk right in through a dedicated entrance, no lines, no waiting...none at all.
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