The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile is a famous monument in Paris, France that was designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806 and took 30 years to build. It stands at the center of Place Charles de Gaulle and honors those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, with its surfaces decorated with the names of hundreds of generals and battles. Beneath the Arc lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I.

1. L’Arc de Triomphe
de l'Étoile

2. The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile
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✘ The Arc de Triomphe de
l'Étoile is one of the most
famous monuments
in Paris, France
✘ It was formerly known as
Place de l'Étoile.
✘ The Arc de Triomphe was
designed by Jean Chalgrin in
1806.

3. Jean Chalgrin
✘ Jean-François-Thérèse Chalgrin (1739 – 21
January 1811) was a French architect, best
known for his design for the Arc de
Triomphe.
✘ The project was under way when Chalgrin
died, and it was completed by Jean-Nicolas
Huyot.
✘ Chalgrin married Émilie, a daughter of the
painter Joseph Vernet. They had one son.
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5. ⁕ The Arc de Triomphe is an iconic symbol of French
national identity and took 30 years to build.
⁕ the annual military parade marking July 14 known both
as French National Day and Bastille Day, begins its
journey at the arch.
⁕ It stands at the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle
(formerly called the Place de l’Étoile)
⁕ It sits in a circular plaza from which 12 grand avenues
radiate, forming a star (étoile), which is why it is also
called Arch of Triumph of the Star.
⁕ The Arc de Triomphe honours those who fought and
died for France in the French
Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, with the names of
all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner
and outer surfaces.
⁕ surfaces are decorated with the names of hundreds of
generals and battles.
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⁕ Interred on Armistice Day 1920, it has the
first eternal flame lit in Western and Eastern
Europe since the Vestal Virgins' fire was
extinguished in the fourth century. It burns in
memory of the dead who were never identified
(now in both world wars), and is rekindled each
evening.
⁕ 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.
⁕ The Arc de Triomphe has an overall height of
50 metres (164 ft)
⁕ Beneath the Arc is the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier from World War I.

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