At first Napoleon wanted a gigantic stone elephant on this spot but he finally opted for a triumphal arch in Roman style. Unfortunately he never saw the result, he died fifteen years before it was completed in 1836. Majestically situated at the end of the Champs-Elysees, on a rather chaotic roundabout, it’s one of the finest monuments – including the Unknown Soldier’s Tomb and the view of the city while standing on top of the Arch.