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Arc de Triomphe
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NAME
Arc de Triomphe
OTHER NAMES
Arc de Triomphe
COUNTRY
France
ADDRESS
Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France

ARC DE TRIOMPHE PICTURE

Arc de Triomphe
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About Arc de Triomphe
It is a monument designed by Jean Chalgrin and Louis-Étienne Héricart de Thury whose construction started in 1806 and was opened for general public in July 1836. It stands at 50 meter from the ground.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Arc de Triomphe

  • Before making the Arc De Triomphe, there was a plan to make a giant elephant-shaped building.
    Before making the Arc De Triomphe, there was a plan to make a giant elephant-shaped building.
  • It is sad to say that Napoleon who is credited for the famous monument was not lucky enough to see the complete building as he died fifteen years before the building was completed. He wanted to enter Paris through Arc along with his second wife Marie Louise of Austria as a married couple but they could pass only through wooden replica. His wish was completed in 1840 when his body was moved to its final resting place about sixteen years after his death.
    It is sad to say that Napoleon who is credited for the famous monument was not lucky enough to see the complete building as he died fifteen years befo
  • It was the World's largest Triumphal Arch up to 1982 when the title was grabbed by Arch of Truimph in North Korea. Now it is on the second rank after North Korea's Arc.
  • One more amazing fact about the Arc is that it is a witness of various wars and also a medium of paying respect to soldiers. Charles Godefroy selected the arc to pay his salute to the airmen killed in the First World War by flewing his Nieuport fighter plane through the Arch.
    One more amazing fact about the Arc is that it is a witness of various wars and also a medium of paying respect to soldiers. Charles Godefroy selected
  • It also has a Tomb of unknown solider who led his life for his fatherland in 1914-1918.
    It also has a Tomb of unknown solider who led his life for his fatherland in 1914-1918.
  • It also has an eternal flame which is dedicated to John Kennedy after his assassination in 1963.
    It also has an eternal flame which is dedicated to John Kennedy after his assassination in 1963.
  • There is some religious belief of French people in Arc. At the time of the first World War, the sword carried by the warrior representing France was broken. It was a bad omen for the French as the country face a big loss in the war. Nine villages were destroyed and over a quarter million people were killed in the war.
  • The monument has seen not only victories but also two defeats. First was in the year 1871 in Franco-Prussian War and other was in the Second World War when Germany occupied Paris.
    The monument has seen not only victories but also two defeats. First was in the year 1871 in Franco-Prussian War and other was in the Second World War

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