Arc de Triomphe

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The Arc de Triomphe is a monumental triumphal arch in Paris that honors those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and serves as one of the city’s most iconic landmarks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monument
tourist attraction
triumphal arch
war memorial
architect Jean-Arnaud Raymond
Jean-François-Thérèse Chalgrin
associatedWithEvent Armistice Day commemorations
annual Bastille Day military parade
commemoratesEvent French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
commissionedBy Napoleon Bonaparte
surface form: Napoleon I
constructionEndDate 1836
constructionStartDate 1806
coordinates 48.8738° N, 2.2950° E
country France
dedicatedTo French Revolutionary Wars soldiers
Napoleonic Wars soldiers
depth about 22 m
eternalFlameInstalled 1923
featuredOn French postage stamps
hasFeature Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
eternal flame
hasInscription names of French generals
names of French victories
hasSculpturalGroup La Marseillaise
surface form: La Marseillaise (Le Départ de 1792)

Treaty of Paris (1815)
surface form: La Paix de 1815

Le Triomphe de 1810
surface form: La Résistance de 1814

Le Triomphe de 1810
hasViewingPlatform rooftop terrace
height about 50 m
inaugurationDate 1836-07-29
locatedAtEndOf Champs-Élysées
locatedIn Paris
locatedOn Place Charles-de-Gaulle
managedBy Centre des monuments nationaux
materialUsed Lutetian limestone
ownedBy Government of France
surface form: French state
partOf Axe historique of Paris
sculptor Antoine Étex
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
surface form: François Rude

Jean-Pierre Cortot
style Neoclassical architecture
symbolizes French national pride
military glory of France
tombDedicatedTo Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
surface form: Unknown Soldier of World War I
UNESCOStatus part of Paris, Banks of the Seine World Heritage Site
usedFor military parades
national ceremonies
visitorAccess pedestrian underpass
width about 45 m

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Antoine Étex associatedWith Arc de Triomphe
Battle of Friedland commemoratedBy Arc de Triomphe
this entity surface form: Arc de Triomphe inscription
Battle of Marengo commemoratedBy Arc de Triomphe
this entity surface form: Arc de Triomphe inscriptions
8th arrondissement of Paris contains Arc de Triomphe
Right Bank of the Seine contains Arc de Triomphe
Tuileries Garden contains Arc de Triomphe
this entity surface form: Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
Axe historique of Paris containsMonument Arc de Triomphe
Axe historique of Paris containsMonument Arc de Triomphe
this entity surface form: Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
Place de l'Étoile hasCentralMonument Arc de Triomphe
Champs-Élysées hasLandmark Arc de Triomphe
Champs-Élysées hasNearbySquare Arc de Triomphe
this entity surface form: Place de l’Étoile
Place de l'Étoile hasStructureAtCenter Arc de Triomphe
Tuileries Garden hasViewOf Arc de Triomphe
Jean-Pierre Cortot hasWorkLocation Arc de Triomphe
this entity surface form: Arc de Triomphe, Paris
subject surface form: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Paris)
this entity surface form: Arc de Triomphe ensemble
Arch of Titus influenced Arc de Triomphe
India Gate inspiredBy Arc de Triomphe
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior inspiredBy Arc de Triomphe
this entity surface form: French Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe
Le Triomphe de 1810 locatedIn Arc de Triomphe
Étoile locatedNear Arc de Triomphe
subject surface form: Étoile (Paris Métro)
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier location Arc de Triomphe
subject surface form: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Paris)
Centre des monuments nationaux manages Arc de Triomphe
Jean-Pierre Cortot notableWork Arc de Triomphe
this entity surface form: Allegorical figures on the Arc de Triomphe
Le Triomphe de 1810 partOf Arc de Triomphe
this entity surface form: Arc de Triomphe sculptural program
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier partOf Arc de Triomphe
subject surface form: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Paris)
this entity surface form: Arc de Triomphe memorial complex
Paris Métro Line 1 servesLandmark Arc de Triomphe
Paris Métro Line 2 servesLandmark Arc de Triomphe
Place Charles-de-Gaulle surrounds Arc de Triomphe
Champs-Élysées terminusB Arc de Triomphe
this entity surface form: Place Charles-de-Gaulle
Champs-Élysées terminusB Arc de Triomphe
Paris touristAttraction Arc de Triomphe
Axe historique of Paris viewAxisFor Arc de Triomphe