Major MonumentsAnna Gavrylko & Nicole Mattson

L’Arc de Triomphe

L’arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile

Designed by Jean-François-Thérèse Chalgrin in 1806

Tribute to soldiers that died in war

The style is Neoclassical

Stone

Champs - Elysées

Translates to “Elysian Fields”

In 1616 King Henry IV’s wife wanted to clear fields to make a tree passage

Extended in 1724

By 20th century it had become a well-established Parisian attraction

Site of the Tour de France final stage

1.17 miles long

Stretches from the L’Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concord

Eiffel Tower

Designed by two of Gustave Eiffel’s employes; Emile Nouguier and Maurice Koechlin in 1884

Completed in 1889

Suppose to be temporary

People used to hate it

At 300 meters it was the tallest building in the world until 1930

Weighs 7,000 tons

The End

These are must-see destinations in Paris that we hope you’ll visit one day! As you can see, we already have!