Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel - built by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1805, he used to review his troops in this area.
It was inspired by the Arch of Septimus Severus in Rome.
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Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel - Napoleon stole the four bronze horses of San Marco from Venice and placed them here.
They were later returned, so the ones here are replicas.
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Place de la Concorde - in this square in 1793 King Louis XVI was guillotined.
The obelisque was a gift from Egypt and comes from the ruins of the temple at Luxor.
It is 3,300 years old, made of pink granite, 75 ft tall, and weighs 220 tons.
It was offered to the French goverment in 1829, but it took four years to get the obelisque to Paris.
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Place de la Concorde Obelisque - the base of the obelisque describes how it was transported and raised.
Note the Eiffel Tower off in the distant background just to the right of the obelisque.
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Place de la Concorde Fountain.
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Champs Elysees - view down this spectacular boulevard towards the Arc de Triomphe.
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Champs Elysees - view down this spectacular boulevard towards the Place de la Concorde.
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The Petit Palais - built for the 1900 Paris World's Fair.
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The Grand Palais - also built for the 1900 Paris World's Fair.
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