The 17th arrondissement, located on the Right Bank, comprises two very lively areas of Paris including the northern working-class area of Place de Clichy, an extension of the Pigalle red-light district, as well as the southern upper-class area of Avenue des ternes, where the Marché Poncelet is located. The 17th arrondissement also hosts the Palais des Congrès of Paris, the large exhibition centre with a skyscraper hotel; the Concorde Lafayette.
