Avenue de la Grande-Armée

Looking down from Arc de Triomphe

the Paris skyline looks as if you could 

just reach out and touch it.

It is a walking distance of 5.2km, 

not as close as it seems.

Avenue de la Grande-Armée

75008, Paris

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 Defense dwarfs the surrounding rooftops.  

The height restrictions for buildings 

have limited the number of towering structures and their locations.

See the other contributions to theme day here.

Avenue de la Grande-Armée

75008, Paris

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 celebrate the 

200th anniversary of the French Revolution.  

The Arc de Triomphe is a part of the straight line along which one finds:  

the Louvre, Place de la Concorde, Arc de Triomphe, 

and finally la Grande Arche de la Defense.  

The distance from the photo's vantage point 

to the Grand Arch is about 3 miles.  

The entire distance of the "perspective royale" is over 9 miles!

Avenue de la Grande-Armée

75008, Paris