Arc de Triomphe
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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]
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Arc de Triomphe | |
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Ither names | Arc de triomphe de l'Étoile |
General information | |
Kynd | Triumphal Airch |
Airchitectural style | Neoclassicism |
Coordinates | 48.8738°N 2.2950°E / 48.8738; 2.2950 |
Biggin stairtit | 15 August 1806[1] |
Inauguratit | 29 Julie 1836[2] |
Hicht | 50 m (164 ft) |
Dimensions | |
Ither sizes | Wide: 45 m (148 ft) Deep: 22 m (72 ft) |
Design an construction | |
Airchitect | Jean Chalgrin, Louis-Étienne Héricart de Thury |
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