The Eiffel Tower may be the most famous icon in Paris, but the Arc De Triomphe has always been my favorite outdoor monument. The size and scope of it overwhelm me, as does the intricacy of the design work and sculptures on its face.
 | View from Avenue du Friedland |
 | Looking up at the center of the Arch |
 | François Rude's The Departure of the Volunteers of 1792 (aka La Marseillaise). One of the bas-relief sculptures that adorn the face of the arch. |
 | One crazy couple decides to tempt fate by crossing the round-about that circles the Arch and is fed by several large avenues, most notably the Champs Élysées. That's about six lanes of the busiest traffic in the world (which is why they helpfully installed underground walkways to and from monument). I'm thinking it was some kind of lover's suicide pact. |
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