16th arrondissement of Paris, France
Arc de Triomphe
16th arrondissement of Paris, France
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The Arc de Triomphe stands at the western end of the Champs-Élysées, at the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle in Paris's 16th arrondissement. Built in Neoclassical style from Lutetian limestone and begun in 1836 to designs by several architects including Jean-François Chalgrin, it honours those who fought for France in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I.
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- Built
- Type
- triumphal arch
- Materials
- Lutetian limestone, limestone
- Heritage
- classified historical monument
- Height
- 49.54 m
- Place
- 16th arrondissement of Paris, France
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