Arc De Triomphe
Arc de Triomphe
 1806-1836
 Commissioned by Napoleon after victory
at Austerlitz
 12 avenues radiate out from
 Place d’Etoile
Arc de Triomphe – Eternal
flame
Tomb of unknown soldier from WWI has lain here since
1920. Flame rekindled each night around 6:30.
Les Champs-Elysées
2 km avenue lined with haute couture
shopping, cafés, auto showrooms, travel
offices, cinemas, 5-star hotels, formal
gardens and fine restaurants.
 Extends from Place d’Etoile to Place de
la Concorde.
Place de la Concorde
Place de la Concorde
 Largest plaza in Paris
 Separates Tuileries
Garden from ChampsElysées
 1831 Viceroy of Egypt
gave this 230 ton obelisk
(dates back 3300 years
and is the oldest
monument found in
Paris)
Les Tuileries
Les Tuileries
Most central garden in Paris, sits on the site of a former tile
factory
Former Tuileries Palace used to sit here but mobs burned in
1871
Musée du
Louvre
Louvre
1190-1202
Original construction was a stronghold and fortress
Official royal residence of Charles V in 1358; converted it to an
elegant gothic palace surrounded by royal gardens
Louvre Center Courtyard
Inside Le Louvre
Winged
Victory of
Samothrace
Mona Lisa (La
Jaconde)
Venus
de
Milo
Built in 14th century; lower floor now
occupies the Palais de Justice
Began as a luxurious palace; later
transformed into a prison and place
of torture until 1491
Marie Antoinette and 4000 other
prisoners resided here during the
French Revolution
Inside La Conciergerie
Marie Antoinette memorial
Cell door
Ile de la Cite
Birthplace of Paris settled by Gallic fishermen
Considered heart and soul of Paris: churches, judicial
buildings and historical monuments
Construction began in 1163 and
lasted 200 yrs.
Considered a masterpiece of gothic
architecture
Known for its large rose windows
and flying buttresses
Center Nave
Rose Window
Point Zéro –
geographical center of
Paris
Flying buttresses
Left Portal – Virgin Mary
Center Portal – the Last
Judgement
Right Portal- St. Anne
(Mother of Mary)
Notre Dame
 St. Denis carrying head above portal
City Hall
Seat of Parisian municipality (city
govt.)
Created by water merchants