ARC DU TRIOMPHE>BR> Metro:... by SirRichard
ARC DU TRIOMPHE>BR>Metro: Charles de Gaulle-Etoile / RER: Charles de Gaulle-Etoile / Bus: 73
Once you are in L'Etoile Square, don't try to reach the arc crossing the street: the Arch is most easily (and safely) reached by tunnel from the north side of the Champs Elysées.
The arch itself is wonderfully decorated, but what I enjoyed most was the views from the roof. Looking eastwards, down the Champs Elysées, toward the Louvre, there is the Place de la Concorde, the Tuileries Gardens, and the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel. In the opposite direction - westwards - in the distance is its larger and newer cousin, La Grande Arche de la Défense.