Saturday we had a walking tour of Paris. Even though Laura and I have gone to many of the same sites that we visited, it was nice to hear Kyle's lectures and to get a better understanding of the historical context of the buildings/monuments. He also pointed out things that I probably wouldn't have noticed on my own. After the walking tour, five of the grad students (Meaghan, Alexa, Laura, Graeme, and myself) headed to La Defense, which is where the newer construction and more contemporary buildings are. La Grande Arche is shown in the pictures above, which is on the same axis as the Arc de Triomphe and runs through many other monuments buildings all the way to The Louvre. This area had a lot of really great buildings and sculptures in it. It also had a great boardwalk extending the axis beyond the arch.
La Grande Arche is one of my favorite sites thus far :)
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