City of Paris
Creator(s)
French
Time period
creation date: original settlement, 3rd century BCE, other date: renamed Paris, early 4th century CE
Location
Site: Île-de-France (France)
Cultural context
French
Description
aerial view, The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, which is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, at the western end of the Champs-Élysées; The Arc de Triomphe is the linchpin of the historic axis; a sequence of monuments and grand thoroughfares on a route which goes from the courtyard of the Louvre, to the Grande Arche de La Défense
, 5/28/2010
, 5/28/2010
Work type
City
Type
Image
Rights
© Alex S. MacLean / Landslides
Access rights
Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only
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