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The Liberty Flame has now become her unofficial memorial and is often draped with notes and flowers laid in her honour. d Map C3 Grand Palais and Petit Palais Eiffel Tower Palais de Chaillot The curved arms of the Palais de Chaillot encircling the Trocadéro Gardens can be seen from the Seine. In the centre of the gardens the magnificent fountains spout from the top of a long pool lined with statues, while two huge water cannons 48 For Paris boat trips See p164 Gracing either side of the Pont Alexandre III are these two splendid exhibition halls, built for the Universal Exhibition in 1900.

Badly damaged in the Revolution, most have been restored: the bearded apostle (right), fifth on the left, is the only original statue. St Louis’ Oratory In the late 14th century Louis XI added an oratory where he could attend Mass unobserved, watching through a small grille in the door. The chapel originally adjoined the Conciergerie, the former royal palace on the Ile de la Cité (see p69). Seats of the Royal Family During Mass, the royal family sat in niches located in the fourth bays on both sides of the chapel, away from the congregation.

The outside forecourt is a popular gathering-spot for tourists and locals alike. Top 10 Features Centre Georges Pompidou façade Le Cavalier Bleu, on the junction of rue Rambuteau and rue St-Martin, is a great brasserie for a snack and cheaper than the Centre’s café. For reasonably priced postcards to send home visit the Centre’s bookshop. 00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Escalator Top-Floor View Buskers Place Igor Stravinsky Fountains Pipes Bookshop Brancusi’s Studio Man with a Guitar Sorrow of the King Blues Escalator One of the building’s most striking and popular features is the external escalator (right), which climbs, snake-like, up the front of the centre in its plexi-glass tube.