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The grand axis

Garnier's opera house, the great avenue and the two palaces of the 1900 fair.

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Palais Garnier
Photograph: Alexander Hoernigk / CC BY 3.0

Day 1

Starts from Opéra · 6h 55m at the sights, 50m travelling · 4.2 km

Areas: Opéra, 8th arrondissement, 1st arrondissement, Champs-Élysées

  1. Palais Garnier — Garnier's opera house, all marble staircase, gold and Chagall ceiling (1h 15m)
  2. La Madeleine, Paris — A Roman temple from the outside, a church within (40m)
  3. Place de la Concorde — The largest square in Paris, with an Egyptian obelisk at its centre (30m)
  4. Petit Palais — The city's fine-art museum, free, with a garden courtyard (1h 15m)
  5. Grand Palais — A glass and iron nave built for the 1900 World's Fair (1h 15m)
  6. Champs-Élysées — The two-kilometre avenue from the Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe (1h)
  7. Arc de Triomphe — Napoleon's arch at the top of the Champs-Élysées, with a roof terrace (1h)