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The Arc de Triomphe - Arch of Triumph, Paris

The Arc de Triomphe - Arch of Triumph, is a French national monument in Paris

The Arc de Triomphe - Arch of Triumph, is a French national monument in Paris that stands in the centre of the circus (roundabout) at the Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly the Place de l'Étoile, at the western end of the Champs-Élysées. It is the linchpin of the historic axis (L'Axe historique) leading from the courtyard of the Louvre Palace, a sequence of monuments and grand thoroughfares on a route leading out of Paris.

There is a charge to accend to the viewing area on the roof.

The monument that acts as a cenotaph with an eternal flame next to it stands over 165 feet (51m) high and is almost Eternal Flame at The Arc de Triomphe - Arch of Triumph, is a French national monument in Paris 150 feet (45m) wide. It is the second largest triumphal arch in existence anywhere in the world Its design was inspired by the Roman Arch of Titus; The Arc de Triomphe is so colossal that an early daredevil flew his plane through the aperture.

The Arc de Triomphe is one of the most famous monuments in Napoleon I, The Arc de Triomphe - Arch of Triumph, is a French national monument in Paris Paris. It was commissioned in 1806 after the victory at Austerlitz by Emperor Napoleon I at the peak of his fortunes. Laying the foundations alone took two years, and in 1810 when Napoleon entered Paris from the west with his bride Archduchess Marie-Louise of Austria, he had a wooden mock-up of the completed arch constructed. Chalgrin died in 1811, and the work was taken over by Huyon. During the Restoration construction was halted, and would not be completed until the reign of King Louis-Philippe, between 1833-36.