Triumphal Arch of the Star

The first structure that strikes the traveller, as he approaches the place Charles de Gaulle(historic name: Square of the Star), is the Triumphal Arch, erected with the view of commemorating the victories of Napoleon, but, it is more consistent to consider the Triumphal Arch as a triumph of art; as certainly the magnificence and sublimity of the design is only to be equalled by the exquisite beauty of the execution. Having passed this noble monument and splendid specimen of architectural talent, the Champs Elysées extend in all their beauty to the view of the beholder