Triumphal Arch of the Star is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. source
Triumphal Arch of the Star is one of the most famous monuments in Paris.
The Arc de Triomphe should not be confused with a smaller arch. source
The Arc de Triomphe should not be confused with a smaller arch.
The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, which stands west of the Louvre. source
The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, which stands west of the Louvre.
The Arc de Triomphe honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. source
The Arc de Triomphe honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
The Arc de Triomphe was designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806. source
The Arc de Triomphe was designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806.
The Arc de Triomphe is iconographic program pits heroically nude French youths against bearded Germanic warriors in chain mail. source
The Arc de Triomphe is iconographic program pits heroically nude French youths against bearded Germanic warriors in chain mail.
The Arc de Triomphe set the tone for public monuments with triumphant patriotic messages. source
The Arc de Triomphe set the tone for public monuments with triumphant patriotic messages.
The Arc de Triomphe has an overall height of 50 metres (164 ft), width of 45 m (148 ft), and depth of 22 m (72 ft). source
The Arc de Triomphe has an overall height of 50 metres (164 ft), width of 45 m (148 ft), and depth of 22 m (72 ft).
The Arc de Triomphe is large vault is 29.19 m (95.8 ft) high and 14.62 m (48.0 ft) wide. source
The Arc de Triomphe is large vault is 29.19 m (95.8 ft) high and 14.62 m (48.0 ft) wide.
Paris's Arc de Triomphe was the tallest triumphal arch until the completion of the Monumento a la Revolución in Mexico City in 1938, which is 67 metres (220 ft) high. source
Paris's Arc de Triomphe was the tallest triumphal arch until the completion of the Monumento a la Revolución in Mexico City in 1938, which is 67 metres (220 ft) high.
The Arc de Triomphe is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. source
The Arc de Triomphe is one of the most famous monuments in Paris.
The Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang, completed in 1982, is modelled on the Arc de Triomphe and is slightly taller at 60 m (197 ft). source
The Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang, completed in 1982, is modelled on the Arc de Triomphe and is slightly taller at 60 m (197 ft).
The construction of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris was ordered in 1806 by Napoleon, the French Emperor. source
The construction of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris was ordered in 1806 by Napoleon, the French Emperor.
The monument was designed by renowned French architect, Jean Chalgrin in 1806. After Chalgrin’s death in 1811, Jean-Nicolas Huyot was commissioned to complete his work. source
The monument was designed by renowned French architect, Jean Chalgrin in 1806. After Chalgrin’s death in 1811, Jean-Nicolas Huyot was commissioned to complete his work.
The Arc is located on the right bank of the Seine at the centre of a dodecagonal configuration of twelve radiating avenues. source
The Arc is located on the right bank of the Seine at the centre of a dodecagonal configuration of twelve radiating avenues.