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Courtney's Paris Travel Blog August 2007 Archive

By Courtney Traub, About.com Guide to Paris Travel

Arc de Triomphe Visitors' Guide

Friday August 24, 2007
Ever since the Emperor Napoleon I commissioned its construction in 1806, the Arc de Triomphe has symbolized French state and military power. Bonaparte erected the arch to commemorate his powerful ... Read More

Eiffel Tower Voted "Most Disappointing" Attraction by British Visitors

Saturday August 18, 2007
When Gustave Eiffel unveiled his quirky, ultra-controversial iron tower at the 1889 World Exposition in Paris, he could have never anticipated that his brainchild would become an icon of the ... Read More

Nostalgic Nightlife Scene at the Divan du Monde

Saturday August 11, 2007
When 19th century French painter and eccentric socialite Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec wasn't hanging around the nearby Moulin Rouge, he was livening up the Paris night at Montmartre's famous lounge Le ... Read More

August in Paris

Sunday August 5, 2007
It may not quite be the "cemetery" that the Washington Post recently likened it to, but Paris in August is certainly one of the most relaxed times of the year. ... Read More

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