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Inspired by the Arch of Titus in Rome, Italy, the Arc de Triomphe has an overall height of 50 m (164 ft), width of 45 m (148 ft) and depth of 22 m (72 ft), while its large vault is 29.19 m (95.8 ft) high and 14.62 m (48.0 ft) wide. The smaller transverse vaults are 18.68 m (61.3 ft) high and 8.44 m (27.7 ft) wide.
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Mar 14, 2024 · Arc de Triomphe, massive triumphal arch in Paris, France, one of the world’s best-known commemorative monuments. Napoleon I commissioned the triumphal arch in 1806—after his great victory at the Battle of Austerlitz (1805)—to celebrate the military achievements of the French armies.
L'arc de triomphe de l'Étoile, souvent appelé simplement l'Arc de Triomphe, est un monument de type tétrapyle situé à Paris, en un point haut à la jonction des territoires des 8 e, 16 e et 17 e arrondissements, notamment au sommet de l'avenue des Champs-Élysées et de l'avenue de la Grande-Armée, lesquelles constituent un grand axe est ...
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Un arc de triomphe, et plus généralement un arc monumental, est une structure libre monumentale enjambant une voie et utilisant la forme architecturale de l' arc avec un ou plusieurs passages voûtés. Ce type d'ouvrage est un des éléments les plus caractéristiques de l' architecture romaine, utilisé pour commémorer les généraux ...
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It is a famous monument in Paris. It is at the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle. This was formerly called the Place de l'Étoile at the western end of the Champs-Elysées. Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte commissioned it in 1806 after victory in the Battle of Austerlitz. It was inaugurated on 29 July 1836.
A discreet inauguration. On July 29, 1836, after 30 years of construction, the Arc de triomphe was finally inaugurated. The lists of names on the pedestals were unveiled. However the great celebration that was supposed to take place was cancelled for fear of an attack against king Louis-Philippe.
Arc de Triomphe, Massive triumphal arch in Paris. A masterpiece of Romantic Classicism, it is one of the world’s best-known monuments. It stands at the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, at the western terminus of the Champs-Élysées.
