Photo: Views over La Défense and Avenue de la Grande Armée.
As many of you may know, there are many triumphal arches conmemmoring war victories around the world, but maybe the best-known is located in Paris. This neoclassical monument was finished in 1836 under Napoleon's command to remember all those French soldiers who died during the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars (their names are engraved on the building).
If you have time, I recommend you to climb up to the rooftop, which offers magnificient views over the city – from La Défense to Montmartre, including the towers Eiffel and Montparnasse. The entrance costs 12€ but children and European citizens can get up there for free!
By the way, do you see the 12 avenues starting from the square nowadays called “Charles de Gaulle”? Those are the twelve reasons why that square was called “Place de l’Étoile” until 1970! The most famous of those avenues is Champs-Élysées, shopping street for excellence and known for many annual events (Tour de France, Bastille Day militar parade…)
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