Arc de Triomphe
Built: 1836
The Arc de Triomphe was commissioned by Napoleon in 1809
as a monument to mark the triumph of the republican armies.
However, it wasn't completed until 1836. The Arc de Triomphe
is 50m high by 45m wide and is carved with the names of Napoleon's
victories and decorated with a frieze of batttle scenes and
sculptures on its sides. Beneath the Arch is the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier and an eternal flame commemorating the dead
of the two world wars. The Arc de Triomphe lies at the end
of the Champs Elysees in the middle of a hectic roundabout.
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Arc de Triomphe
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