5 Tourist Attractions in Paris That Must Be Visited

From the first or second platform the stairs are open to everyone going up and down depending on whether they have purchased a lift ticket or a stair ticket.

The number of steps is 9 to the ticket counter on the ground, 328 to the first level, 340 to the second level and 18 to the lift platform on the second level. When exiting the elevator on the third level there are 15 steps up to the upper observation platform. The number of rungs written gradually on the side of the stairs to give an indication of the ascent. Most of the ascent provides a view directly beneath and around the tower although an additional short flight of stairs closed.

Arch de Triomphe
Or the Triumphal Arch that stands majestically on the Place de l’Étoile. This building was built by order of Napoleon Bonaparte with the aim of honoring the services of his great army. The largest gate in the world measuring 45 x 22 x 50 meters, is decorated with many reliefs and statues depicting the Napoleonic wars.

The full name of the Arch de Triomphe de l’Étoile was built in 1806 as a sign of Napoleon’s victory against Asutria in the Austreliz war. Inspired by the Arc of Titus in Italy, on every wall is an all-in-one list of French war victories.

One of the interesting things about this gate, under the arch there is a tomb of an unknown soldier from World War I, his body was placed here [there was Armistice Day (Armistice Day) in 1920, and above his grave was written: “Ici Repose Un Soldat Francais Mort Pour La Patrie 1914 – 1918” (Here lies a French soldier who died for his homeland 1914 – 1918). Above this tomb there is a lantern whose fire never goes out. This fire is in memory of the soldiers who died in World War I & II and they are not identified.

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