Arc de Triomphe
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| Arc de Triomphe | |
|---|---|
 The Arc de Triomphe at nicht | |
  Location within Paris | |
| Alternative names | Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile |
| General information | |
| Teep | Triumphal Airch |
| Airchitectural style | Neoclassicism |
| Location | Place Charles de Gaulle (umwhile Place de l'Étoile) |
| Coordinates | 48°52′26″N 2°17′42″E / 48.8738°N 2.2950°ECoordinates: 48°52′26″N 2°17′42″E / 48.8738°N 2.2950°E |
| Construction stairtit | 15 August 1806[1] |
| Inauguratit | 29 Julie 1836[2] |
| Hicht | 50 m (164 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Ither dimensions |
Wide: 45 m (148 ft) Deep: 22 m (72 ft) |
| Design an construction | |
| Airchitect | Jean Chalgrin, Louis-Étienne Héricart de Thury |
The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile is ane o the maist famous monuments in Paris. It stands in the centre o the Place Charles de Gaulle (oreeginally named Place de l'Étoile), at the wastren end o the Champs-Élysées.[3]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Raymond, Gino (30 October 2008). Historical dictionary of France. Scarecrow Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-8108-5095-8. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ↑ Fleischmann, Hector (1914). An unknown son of Napoleon. John Lane company. p. 204. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ↑ The étoile ("star") is formed bi twelve radiatin avenues.
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