La Defense, Paris: Le Grande Arche.

The Grande Arche de la Défense is a modern triumphal arch built at the end of the 20th century in La Défense, Paris's modern business district. The arch is gigantic: it's twice the size of the Arc de Triomphe and its archway is large enough to fit Notre-Dame Cathedral within it. The concrete structure is 361 feet high and 348 feet wide. As you can see, the people around it look like ants. I don't think I've ever been so awestruck by a building as I was when I first saw this.

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An early morning view of the Jardin De Palais Royal, Paris. I like the way the lamp post is talking to the chair!

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L'Opera Garnier, probably the most famous Opera House in the world, was the setting for the novel the "Phantom of the Opera". The Grand Foyer, which would be fit for a Royal palace, is 18 metres high, 154 metres long and 13 metres wide. It was designed to act as a drawing room for Paris society and was restored in 2004.

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Another lovely view down the Seine.

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