Avenue des Champs Elysées

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWAOIEbNK9w1TbTwOvlQxDpWriUF0pJJggK6ygCmZY7tWS7w6POGjWDtIs5TlQMCtlBCuOCG572P_CqZRmM8TvMsewB4IssF6RZA6GlyHlAu0o_469dSwWfhAm8LkhyoNjVDIEQoWoIQ/s1600/2013+Nov22+Paris+_20131122+896+DSC_3578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWAOIEbNK9w1TbTwOvlQxDpWriUF0pJJggK6ygCmZY7tWS7w6POGjWDtIs5TlQMCtlBCuOCG572P_CqZRmM8TvMsewB4IssF6RZA6GlyHlAu0o_469dSwWfhAm8LkhyoNjVDIEQoWoIQ/s1600/2013+Nov22+Paris+_20131122+896+DSC_3578.jpg" width="645" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Avenue des Champs Elysées</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dressed for the Christmas season</div><div style="text-align: center;">the "avenue" is awash in alternating shades </div><div style="text-align: center;">of blue and purple</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Ave des Champs Elysées</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Avenue des Champs Elysées

Avenue des Champs Elysées Dressed for the Christmas season the "avenue" is awash in alternating shades  of blue and purple Ave des...

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la Grande Arche de la Defense - "Height"

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/10602398935/" title="2013 0521 Tues_167DSC_5586 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 0521 Tues_167DSC_5586" height="800" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5545/10602398935_1a29824fdd_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"Height"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Theme for November 2013</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">City Daily Photo Blogs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Seen from the top of Arc de Triomphe the height </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">of la Grande Arche de la Defense dwarfs the surrounding rooftops.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The height restrictions for buildings </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">have limited the number of towering structures and their locations.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>See the other contributions to theme day <a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com/2013/10/november-gallery-heights.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Avenue de la Grande-Armée</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>75008, Paris</i></span></span></div>

la Grande Arche de la Defense - "Height"

"Height" Theme for November 2013 City Daily Photo Blogs Seen from the top of Arc de Triomphe the height  of la Grande Arche de la ...

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Avenue de la Grande-Armée - La Grande Arche de la Defense

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4AboJpXx7SolPi8XEVAZyT-t9TvK4UMPIrqlnWHt9H08Xa4SWhbZWBdDZ4lwnYrdt_TV2-3QqORWmqdElWPk6f27pnxXRU3unFO7Ekx8iVIc6FdapjFzMVynh4Ge7oy9QuX2jDi7z7uM/s1600/2013+0521+Tues_178DSC_5597.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4AboJpXx7SolPi8XEVAZyT-t9TvK4UMPIrqlnWHt9H08Xa4SWhbZWBdDZ4lwnYrdt_TV2-3QqORWmqdElWPk6f27pnxXRU3unFO7Ekx8iVIc6FdapjFzMVynh4Ge7oy9QuX2jDi7z7uM/s640/2013+0521+Tues_178DSC_5597.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Avenue de la Grande-Armée</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Seen from the top of Arc de Triomphe </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the Grand Arch appears as the outline of a box.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It was built in 1989 to celebrate the </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">200th anniversary of the French Revolution.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Arc de Triomphe is a part of the straight line along which one finds:  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the Louvre, Place de la Concorde, Arc de Triomphe, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and finally la Grande Arche de la Defense.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The distance from the photo's vantage point </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">to the Grand Arch is about 3 miles.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The entire distance of the "<i>perspective royale</i>" is over 9 miles! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Avenue de la Grande-Armée</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div>

Avenue de la Grande-Armée - La Grande Arche de la Defense

Avenue de la Grande-Armée Seen from the top of Arc de Triomphe  the Grand Arch appears as the outline of a box.   It was built in 1989 to ce...

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Arc de Triomphe - au soldat inconnu

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCrWg3SJhK4NXQ2BR0t-ugn9IIoMjmaVV9C4kAzPF2UoINuFlcP8O62yR3V7iZoI5IBzXW0HxZvepxzDVJNdMtCdEewBWYVnUva_JJt-VQIhlU8KYiAd8Htq5T8hpPBV5kJir0PEHlu8/s1600/2013+0521+Tues_150DSC_5569.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCrWg3SJhK4NXQ2BR0t-ugn9IIoMjmaVV9C4kAzPF2UoINuFlcP8O62yR3V7iZoI5IBzXW0HxZvepxzDVJNdMtCdEewBWYVnUva_JJt-VQIhlU8KYiAd8Htq5T8hpPBV5kJir0PEHlu8/s640/2013+0521+Tues_150DSC_5569.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Arc de Triomphe</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Originally commissioned by Napoleon in 1806, he died before its completion.  It sits magnificently at the hub of twelve intersecting roads and has witnessed history.  After World War I, the returning soldiers marched triumphantly through the arch, and it became the site of the tomb of the unknown soldier.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Arc de Triomphe is remembered as a memorial to all those who died in World War I.  I recently accompanied two World War II Veterans the tomb of the unknown soldier at Arlington Cemetery in Washington, DC.  Today we remember all those lost in wars defending our freedom.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Arc de Triomphe</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place Charles de Gaulle</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Arc de Triomphe - au soldat inconnu

Arc de Triomphe Originally commissioned by Napoleon in 1806, he died before its completion.  It sits magnificently at the hub of twelve inte...

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