Triumphal Arch

Triumphal Arch

The Arc de Triomphe (French: L'Arc de Triomphe) is located on the Champs - É lys é es in the central area of Paris, the capital of the French Republic. It is situated in the center of Place Charles de Gaulle and was built under the leadership of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte to celebrate the victory in the Battle of Austerlitz. It is one of the national symbols of France, one of the four representative buildings of France, and a landmark monument in the city of Paris.
French famous building Arc de Triomphe in Paris

French famous building Arc de Triomphe in Paris

The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, or the Lion Arc de Triomphe (French: l'Arc de triomphe de l'Étoile), is located in the center of Charles de Gaulle Square in Paris, France, at the western end of the Champs Elysees. The Arc de Triomphe is 49.54 meters high, 44.82 meters wide and 22.21 meters thick. The central arch is 36.6 meters high and 14.6 meters wide. On the walls of the piers on both sides of the Arc de Triomphe, there are four groups of large reliefs with the theme of war: "expedition", "victory", "peace" and "resistance"; some of the sculptures are as high as five or six meters.