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The Arc de Triomphe from my summer 2011 trip.
Commissioned in 1806, the Arc honors those who fought and died in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.
The La Resistance de 1814 sculpture
There are twelve streets that radiate outward from the arc making this the craziest roundabout I have ever seen. We stood and watched the traffice for awhile, amazed that there weren't any accidents! There didn't appear to be any rules and no one slowed down to yield to oncoming traffic - it was a free-for-all. It's not real obvious from this picture but the motorcycle and car on the left side of the arc had to quickly stop when the little silver car dashed right in front of them.
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