The Arc de Triomphe - l'Etoile

A colossal monument, that's the impression one gets from seeing him around!
It seems rather small when seen from the Place de La Concorde, located at the opposite end of the famous Champs-Élysées.
To you to judge numbers:

• 55 meters high (almost like a palace of 18 floors!);
• 45 meters wide;
• 2.2 km from Place de la Concorde;

Built by Napoleon I to the day after the battle of Asterlitz is located in a fairly peripheral to the heart of Paris, the center of a large roundabout where fewer than 12 major roads converge, and for this reason called the 'Etoile (from can be distinguished in red on the road, just a giant star to 12 points).

Forming an integral part of the Arc de Triomphe you can see the sights:

• the Unknown Soldier of World War I;
• Eternal Flame (revived with a ceremony of older fighters, every night at 18:30).

Like the Eiffel Tower also this monument can be visited inside, and you can reach the panoramic terrace overlooking predominant over the city.
For the ascent, however, be prepared for the efforts they make a nice tight spiral staircase (the elevator is restricted to disabled people!): If you come in a day when there is a lot of people hear them at their heels and almost obliged not to stop, but do not worry, almost every ramp there is a recess that serves as a window and air intake ... you can rest them!

Before arriving on the actual rooftop terrace will pass by a large hall in which there is installed an exhibition on the history of the arc (you can also find the bathroom to cool off after the climb).

Nn miss the chance to explore every square inch of the exterior surface of the Arch: A giant screen will show all the works that adorn so detailed, and you can decide what you see simply by using a mini-arc of triumph as a joystick! Divertente! Funny!

At the top you can see all the sights higher than Paris, but beware, it is necessary that the day is clear as the Arc is not the center of Paris, and then they are miles away!

If you arrive at the Metro station Charles de Gaulle - Etoile since the arrival of the arch is straightforward, just follow the signs.
If you arrive on foot instead you have to necessarily take the subway which is located on the pavement (looking at the Arc is on the right, coming from the Champs-Elysées).

Do not try to get his foot through the roundabout is like crossing a highway !!!!! (Although there are crazy people who do it). LOOK AT THE MAP .