8th Arrondissement Landmarks
The Champs-Elysée is a landmark onto itself, but typically tourists flock to the 8th arrondissement for what's found on its extremities: the Arc de Triomphe and place de la Concorde.
L'Église de la Madeleine (Place de la Madeleine) is one of the better-known churches in Paris, whose architecture is unusual for a a church - it is built in the Neo-Classical style.
The following are the landmarks in 8th Arrondissement that we profiled:
- Arc de Triomphe
- Place Général-de-Gaulle
One of the symbols of Paris, this famous arch (whose full name is The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel) in the northwestern sector of the city (formally considered part of the 8th Arrondissement, it actually stands at the intersection of the 8th, 16th and 17th arrondissements) was commissioned by Napoléon in 1805 and built in 1806-1808 to commemorate the country's military victories. A few years after the arch's completion, Napoléon decided to invade Russia... we all know how it ended.
